The world first met Detective Pikachu through a video game in Japan, and further details of how his story will be told are being kept under wraps for the moment.
Universal Pictures will handle distribution of the live-action film outside Japan as it has done with Legendary’s other films for years.
Legendary Entertainment and The Pokémon Company announced today they will partner to launch the first-ever Pokémon live-action film franchise based on Detective Pikachu, a new character and story in the Pokémon universe.
First introduced in Japan in 1996, Pokémon has delighted fans of all ages around the world for two decades.