Detective Pikachu is set to become the protagonist in the upcoming Pokemon live-action film. (Photo : Getty Images/Al Bello)
With many Pokemon Go players not minding using their monthly data usage charges in one week because of the app, addicts of the game would surely fall in line at the nearest theater when the Pokemon live-action film franchise reaches moviehouses.
Right now, plans are still in the blueprint stage as Legendary Entertainment and The Pokemon Co. announced on Wednesday the launch of the film franchise. The anticipated movie would be based on Detective Pikachu, Pokemon universe’s new character, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
However, beyond saying that the producers would fast-track the filming of the movie to begin shooting in 2017, more details about the plot and story of the character were deliberately withheld.
The Verge revealed that the storyline of the upcoming movie is on the team up of a boy named Tim and Pikachu, the yellow electric mouse, to look for Tim’s missing father
Legendary Entertainment is a division of China’s entertainment giant, the Dalian Wanda Group. The entertainment website reported in April, even before Pokemon Go exploded in use across the globe, that Legendary was close to reaching an agreement with Pokemon Co.
Right after the July 6 launch of Pokemon Go in major cities around the world, Legendary moved to close the deal with the Japan-based owner of the character. The live-action movie would be distributed by Universal Pictures outside Japan where Toho would handle it.
Satoshi Tajiri created Pokemon in 1995 as a franchise of trading cards, TV shows, video games, movies and comic books that focus on the unique collectible characters. Since the first Pokemon film “Pokemon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back” was released in 1989, based on the property, 19 other movies have been made and shown.
