However, it was later announced that Legendary secured the live-action film rights to Pokemon and they would be developing a movie following Detective Pikachu, with which Landis has no involvement.
Certainly, those Pokemon fans who aren’t as excited by the Detective Pikachu movie – which is currently being fast-tracked to begin production early next year – may be intrigued by the details that Landis offers up from his pitch.
Further commenting on Legendary’s Detective Pikachu movie, Landis jokes, “When I think of Pikachu, I think – adjectives to describe Pikachu: analytical, driven, intense, brilliant, … no nonsense, and a mind for crime.”
Earlier this year, a number of major studios were reported to be in a bidding war for the rights to a live-action Pokemon movie.