Detective Pikachu
Justice Smith has n’t heard anything about aDetective Pikachumovie continuation ( yet ) . Last yr , Warner Bros. releasedDetective Pikachu , which marked the first live - action adaptation of the popularPokémonmultimedia trade name . The film starred Smith as Tim Goodman , an insurance adjuster who teams up with his omit Church Father ’s Pokémon ( Ryan Reynolds ) - a Pikachu whom Tim can inexplicably understand - to find his dad and ends up uncover a large conspiracy . WB reportedly hired Oren Uziel ( 22 Jump Street ) tostart drop a line a sequelbefore the movie even spread out in theatre , but there have n’t been any updates onDetective Pikachu 2since then .
During an consultation withComing Soonto promote Netflix ’s YA dramaAll the Bright Thingswith his costar , Elle Fanning , Smith said he wishes"somebody would severalize me something"about WB’sDetective Pikachu 2plans , adding"I have no estimation , but I ’m keeping my finger crossed " . Fanning then teased that Smith knew more than he was letting on and was being"secretive " , to which Smith cheerfully replied"No , I anticipate ! I wish , I wish I be intimate " .
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Although it made less than WB had hoped for , Detective Pikachuwas still a box office succeeder , grossing $ 433 million worldwide on a $ 150 million budget . The film was also generally well - received by critics and moviegoers , who praise it for its willingness to tilt into and squeeze the inherent weirdness of the Pokémon universe with its account and setting ( essentially , a cross betweenBlade RunnerandWho Framed Roger Rabbit ) . Between that andSonic the Hedgehogcleaning up at the box office afterbreakingDetective Pikachu ’s opening weekend recordfor video secret plan movies this calendar month , the demand seems to be there for more alive - natural action Pokémon escapade . For now , however , it remain unclear if WB still design to makeDetective Pikachu 2or another standalone Pokémon alive - action flick ( or do anything with the dimension at all , for that affair ) .
Detective Pikachubegins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes enigmatically missing , prompting his 21 - year - old Logos Tim to find out what happened . aid in the investigation is Harry ’s former Pokémon cooperator , Detective Pikachu : a hilariously wise - cracking , adorable super - sleuthhound who is a puzzlement even to himself . Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another , Tim and Pikachu conjoin force-out on a thrilling risky venture to untangle the involved closed book . Chasing clues together through the neon - lit streets of Ryme City - a sprawl , modern metropolis where humankind and Pokémon dwell side by side in a hyper - realistic springy - action world - they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and bring out a lurid game that could destroy this passive co - creation and jeopardise the whole Pokémon cosmos .
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