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Director Jonathan Krisel Set To Helm ‘Detective Pikachu 2’

News March 3, 2023 11:15 amJanuary 31, 2026 9:46 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, Deadline announced that director Jonathan Krisel is set to helm the upcoming sequel to Detective Pikachu. He is best known for directing Portlandia. Movement was quiet on the highly anticipated sequel until last month when Legendary confirmed the film was still in active development. Krisel takes over from director Rob Letterman who helmed the... Read More...
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‘Detective Pikachu 2’ Still In Active Development at Legendary

News February 2, 2023 3:43 pmJanuary 31, 2026 9:46 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
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... Read More...
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Nintendo & Illumination Announce Full ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Voice Cast

News September 23, 2021 7:04 pmMarch 27, 2026 7:13 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, during the Nintendo Direct stream Illumination announced the full voice cast for their upcoming animated Super Mario Bros feature film. Chris Pratt (Jurassic World, Guardians of the Galaxy) will voice Mario, Charlie Day (Pacific Rim) will voice Luigi, Ana Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit) will voice Peach, and Jack Black (Jumanji) will voice Bowser. The... Read More...
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Netflix Also Developing A ‘Pokemon’ Live-Action Movie

News September 8, 2021 6:39 pmJanuary 31, 2026 9:46 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Earlier this summer, Netflix announced they would be developing a live-action Pokemon TV series for the streaming network. The series was expected to be separate from 2019's Detective Pikachu which was the first attempt to translate the IP to live-action. However, recently Daniel Ritchman revealed on his Patreon a live-action movie is also in early... Read More...
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Netflix Developing a Live-Action ‘Pokemon’ TV Series with Scribe Joe Henderson

News July 26, 2021 10:55 amJanuary 31, 2026 9:46 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, Variety announced that a new live-action Pokemon series is in early development for Netflix. The series will be written produced by Lucifer writer Joe Henderson. Plot details are being kept under wraps but will follow in the footsteps of 2019's Detective Pikachu. The feature film was loved by fans but unfortunately failed at the... Read More...
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Another Live-Action ‘Pokemon’ Movie In-Development at Legendary

News June 1, 2020 9:56 amJanuary 31, 2026 9:46 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments
Today, our friend Daniel Ritchman revealed on his Patreon that another live-action Pokemon movie is in development at Legendary Pictures. This comes off fans praising last year Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds even if the box office didn't necessarily reflect that. He states however that it may not end up being a sequel to Detective... Read More...