‘Detective Pikachu 2’ Still In Active Development at Legendary

News February 2, 2023 3:43 pm Caleb Williams

In 2019, Legendary Pictures released the first live-action Pokemon movie starring Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu. The film was a commercial and critical success, with fans praising it for its humor and accurate adaption of the Japanese anime. The studio quickly put into development a sequel, but the COVID-19 pandemic hit the following year haunting Hollywood altogether. In 2021, Netflix gained the rights to the Pokemon franchise and announced a new live-action series that was in the works under writer Joe Henderson.

Today, Polygon.com reached out to Legendary Pictures to get information on the previously announced Detective Pikachu sequel. According to the report, the film is still “in active development” by the studio. It’s unknown if Legendary will distribute the sequel on Netflix or with their new partner Sony following their departure from Warner Brothers.

Detective Pikachu 2 has no set release date

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Detective Pikachu 2, Legendary Pictures, Netflix, Pokemon

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history.

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