Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that Nighy has joined the cast of Detective Pikachu, along with fellow British actor Chris Geere.
Detective Pikachu, which also stars Ken Watanabe and Kathryn Newton, is being directed by Goosebumps helmer Rob Letterman.
Universal didn’t reveal too many details on Nighy’s role in Detective Pikachu, only to say that he and Geere will play a father and son duo in the film.
Bill Nighy has joined the live-action/animated Pokémon adventure Detective Pikachu.