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Ken Watanabe joins Ryan Reynolds in Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu

January 21, 2018 by Gary Collinson

The live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu has added another name to its cast, with THR revealing that Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, Godzilla) is set to portray a character called Detective Yoshida.

The film, which is being directed by Rob Letterman (Goosebumps), sees Ryan Reynolds in the title role as Detective Pikachu, portraying the character via performance capture, while the cast also includes Justice Smith (The Get Down) and Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies).

Detective Pikachu is set for release on May 10th 2019, and sees Smith’s character teaming up with the beloved Pokemon and Newton’s sassy journalist to uncover the mystery behind his father’s kidnapping. The script has been penned by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls), and filming is set to get underway this month in London.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Detective Pikachu, Ken Watanabe, pokemon

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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