Well that’s interesting.
[dropcap size=small]L[/dropcap]egendary Pictures recently got their writers of the Detective Pikachu movie. Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, Captain Marvel) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) will be writing the movie together.
The Detective Pikachu movie will be based on the game The Great Detective Pikachu that was released in Japan last February. Legendary had acquired the rights to the film after the Pokemon GO launch. Universal Pictures will be in charge of the distribution of the film outside of Japan, while Toho will be in charge of distributing the film in Japan.
Detective Pikachu will start filming in 2017.