Detective Pikachu 2A movie rather than a game may finally be on the way, as the director may end up on the project.
Portlandia co-creator Jonathon Krisel is currently in talks to direct Legendary Entertainment’s untitled Live-Action Detective Pikachu sequel, Deadline reports. Deadline also reports that “Summer Kings” writer Chris Galletta will pen the “Pokemon” movie’s script. While not much is known about the project, it’s been a long time in the works as the first film to hit theaters in 2019.
A sequel was greenlit right after the first film’s release, but we haven’t heard anything concrete about the project since then. The first film is directed by Rob Letterman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Benji Samit, Dan Hernandez, and Derek Connolly, but so far, it doesn’t sound like they’ll be returning for the sequel. Ryan Reynolds stars as the titular Detective Pikachu alongside Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton, though it’s unclear if they’ll return or focus on another detective pikachu.
In 2021, Smith told Inverse that he “would love to be in Detective Pikachu 2,” but didn’t know if it would happen, and felt “we had to bury our hopes.”
Of course, another Detective Pikachu game is said to be in the works, but we haven’t heard anything since it was announced shortly after the 2019 film’s release. It did resurface last year with Creatures Inc. The employee’s LinkedIn page claims a sequel is “coming soon,” though it’s unclear how far, as we just had a Pokemon present with no new game news.
However, Pokemon Presents finally re-presented Pokemon Sleep, which should launch sometime this year.
