When fans learned a movie based on the game was also being made, the demand for DeVito only increased.
The upcoming film Detective Pikachu is based on an unusual video game in the Pokemon franchise.
When the game was first announced, a grassroots campaign sprung up around the idea of having Danny DeVito voice the little yellow fuzzball for the English language version of the game.
While the role ended up going to Ryan Reynolds, it turns out that the idea of casting DeVito was at least briefly considered by the filmmakers.