The urban fantasy mystery film Detective Pikachu is soon approaching your nearest theatre with its equal Detective Pikachu 2. Here are all the deets you must know!
Release Date and recent Updates
The first-ever live-action Pokémon film detective Pikachu was produced by Legendary Pictures in association with Toho. The movie which was first released in Japan on May 3, 2019, and then in the States on May 10, 2019, had a budget of 150 million dollars and took home about 450 million dollars, received positive reviews from critics for its visual effects and creature designs.
Although the development of a sequel was announced in January 2019, even before the release of the film, no formal release date has been announced yet for Detective Pikachu 2.
But according to the showmakers the movie is already in the early stages of its development. It is speculated that the sequel might come out in late 2021 or in early 2022.
New Cast, Plot and much more
The movie which in its first part cast Ryan Reynolds as Harry Goodman, Justice Smith as Tim Goodman, Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens, Suki Waterhouse as Ms Norman/Ditto and Omar Chaparro as Sebastian is distributed by Warner Bros Pictures (worldwide) and Toho (Japan) and was directed by Rob Letterman.
The movie with a rating of 6.6 on IMDB is about a world where people collect Pokemon to do battles. A boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.
Ryan Reynolds shines through the movie and has done justice to his character. There is a lighter and softer tone to his acting then what he did in Deadpool. Rita Ora too was a great adaptation to the movie.