Detective Pikachu 2 is on the way, and the Pokemon adaptation just got a bit quirkier. Deadline reports that Portlandia’s Jonathan Krisel is in talks to helm the sequel, a follow-up to Legendary’s 2019 box office hit. The outlet notes that Krisel is currently negotiating to direct based on a script by screenwriter Chris Galletta […]
Justice Smith doubts Pokémon: Detective Pikachu sequel will happen
Despite being one of the most popular and well-recognised franchises in the world, it sounds like the future of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment’s CGI/live-action hybrid Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is unlikely. In an interview with Inverse, Justice Smith, who played Pikachu’s companion Tim Goodman, has revealed that he is doubtful that a sequel to the […]
Legendary sets Sonic the Hedgehog movie writer for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu sequel
It’s still some three and a half months out, but it seems that Legendary Pictures is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, so much so that it has already started work on a sequel. As reported by THR, Legendary has enlisted Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street, The Cloverfield […]