Neo noir comedy Pokemon: Detective Pikachu came out in 2019, and it was surprisingly good. In the era of risk-averse studios rebooting and remaking everything under the sun, a sequel seemed inevitable. Sure enough, one was already in development when the first debuted. Since then no one has heard about it. Til today.
meeting reports The Portlandia Co-creator Jonathan Crisis is currently in “negotiations” about directing. Progress! Chris Galletta, the writer behind the 2013 indie dramedy The Kings of Summer, is reportedly penning the script. Ryan Reynolds, who voiced Pikachu in the first film, hasn’t said anything publicly about it but is said to have “some roles in the upcoming sequel.” meeting‘s sources.
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu was adapted from 3DS game of the same name and told the story of a budding Pokémon trainer and a criminal Pikachu trying to unravel a vast pharmaceutical conspiracy. It takes place in a near-future, computer-animated world Pokemon mingle with people in a way both bizarre, mundane and often funny. Lighthearted but not overly sugary, the film grossed $433.2 million at the box office on a budget of $150 million. So, four years later, it’s not clear what the heist is.
Legendary Entertainment, the film production company behind it, teased and claimed a sequel in early 2019 22 jump road Writer Oren Uziel was signed for the screenplay. Then in 2021, Justice Smith, who played Pikachu’s human sidekick, told fans ominously, “I think we’ll just have to bury our hopes.” Things seemed bleak. Last month, igamesnews finally asked Legendary What happened, and the company claimed the project was not completed. At least now we know they weren’t quite full of it.
In addition to his work Portlandiaa quirky sketch comedy show about hipsters of the early 2010s,Krissel also helped create baskets, a dramedy about a professional clown played by Zach Galifianakis. Both shows would undoubtedly have been enhanced with the inclusion of Pokémon.
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The Detective Pikachu 2 Game is also still in progress. Who knows who you’ll end up seeing first.
