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Legendary secures live-action Pokemon rights, developing Detective Pikachu movie

July 21, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Hollywood has been circling the live-action movie rights for several months now, with bidding intensifying following the smash hit release of Pokemon Go. Earlier this week it was revealed that Legendary Entertainment had emerged as front-runner for the rights, and now Legendary and The Pokemon Company have announced that they have reached a deal to […]

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

The Get Down star cast in Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu

November 17, 2017 by Matt Rodgers

For all its faults, the now defunct Netflix series The Get Down gave us a stunning ensemble cast, and according to Variety, one of the breakouts, Justice Smith, has been given the lead in the first live-action Pokémon movie, Detective Pikachu. Goosebumps and Monsters vs. Aliens director Rob Letterman will work from a script written […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Detective Pikachu, justice smith, pokemon

Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter and Gravity Falls creator to pen live-action Pokemon movie

August 21, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Last month it was announced that Legendary Pictures had secured the big screen rights to Pokemon following a heated bidding war, announcing a live-action adaptation of the hit Japanese video game Detective Pikachu. Well, it looks like Legendary has now found its screenwriters, with Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) in […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Hirsch, Detective Pikachu, Nicole Perlman, pokemon

Pokemon Go fever grips Springfield in The Simpsons short

July 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Pokemon fever is gripping the globe thanks to the latest iteration, Pokemon Go, and it’s even reached as far as Springfield! Yes, Homer Simpson has fallen victim to the game, neglecting his parental duties during a family trip to the zoo as he tries to catch them all in a new Simpsons short released by […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Random, Random Videos, Television, Video Games Tagged With: pokemon, Pokémon Go, The Simpsons

Legendary nears deal for Pokemon live-action movie rights following hugely successful Pokemon Go launch

July 13, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Pokemon has been taking the world by storm following the launch of the hit mobile game Pokemon Go, and now it seems that the franchise could be heading back to the big screen, albeit in live-action form, with Deadline reporting that Legendary Pictures is nearing a deal with The Pokemon Company for the rights to a movie […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: pokemon

Bidding war underway over live-action Pokemon movie rights

April 16, 2016 by Gary Collinson

As the franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary, it looks like a live-action Pokemon movie might be about to become a reality, with THR revealing that a bidding war is underway over the rights. The site reports The Pokemon Co. has been courting Hollywood studios and a top secret auction is taking place for the rights to the franchise, with […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: pokemon

Pokemon theme and catchphrase was originally “Catch ‘Em If You Can”

June 4, 2017 by Robert Kojder

I’m pretty sure everyone (or at the very least, the majority of the people reading this site) are very familiar with the Pokémon theme song, so it’s interesting to note that it was almost very different from the finished product. Speaking in an interview with The Huffington Post, theme co-writer John Siegler and 4Kids Entertainment head […]

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Movie Review – Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)

November 1, 2017 by Emma Withington

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, 2017. Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. SYNOPSIS: Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is an origin story highlighting Ash and Pikachu’s first meeting and their adventures as they search for the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh. The pair encounter familiar faces along the way, new characters including Trainers Verity and Sorrel, and even a […]

Filed Under: Emma Withington, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Kunihiko Yuyama, pokemon, Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You

Viz Media to launch new Pokemon manga series Pokemon Sun & Moon

April 11, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Viz Media has announced that it is adding to its expansive Pokemon publishing catalog with the upcoming release of Pokemon Sun & Moon, the new manga series from artist Satoshi Yamamoto and writer Hidenori Kusaka. In this new Pokemon story arc, Moon is on her way to deliver a rare Pokemon to Professor Kukui in the Alola region when […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Gary Collinson, News Tagged With: pokemon, Pokemon: Sun & Moon, Viz Media

Gotta Collect ‘Em All in Pokemon Sun and Moon: Guardians Rising

May 5, 2017 by Emma Withington

The Pokémon Sun and Moon  expansion had descended on the Kidzania microcosm. An 80,000 square foot city located in Westfield where, who runs the world? Why, the next generation of course – children! Luckily for us we had the land to ourselves and got our hands on the trading card game’s new expansion, Pokémon Sun and Moon: Guardians Rising …By […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Emma Withington, News, Toys Tagged With: pokemon, Pokemon Sun and Moon

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