Bill Nighy, Chris Geere on board for the Detective Pikachu movie
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Two more actors are joining the Detective Pikachu movie. Deadline reports that Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Gideon’s Daughter,) and Chris Geere (FXX’s You’re The Worst) have both been added to the film. Their roles have not been identified at present.
Other actors involved with the Detective Pikachu movie include Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, Ken Watanabe, Justice Smith, and Kathryn Newton.
The Detective Pikachu movie will debut in May 2019.
Filming now underway for the Detective Pikachu movie
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After it was officially announced in 2016, filming has started on the Detective Pikachu movie. Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures announced the news today.
Ryan Reynolds will star as the voice of Pikachu. Other actors include Ken Watanabe (Godzilla), Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), and Kathryn Newton (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). Rob Letterman (Goosebumps, Gulliver’s Travels) will be directing, while Nicole Perlman and Letterman are acting as writers.
The Detective Pikachu film will debut in North America on May 10, 2019.
Detective Pikachu movie adds Ken Watanabe
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According to Hollywood Reporter, Ken Watanabe has signed on for the Detective Pikachu movie. The site says that he’ll play the role of Detective Yoshida.
Several other actors have been confirmed for the Detective Pikachu film over the past few months. These include Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu, Justice Smith as the human lead, and Kathryn Newton as the female lead.
Video: Pokemon devs on the creation of Dialga and Palkia
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2018 will be featuring a yearlong parade of Legendary Pokemon. Dialga and Palkia are getting things started this month. To celebrate, Game Freak developers Shigeki Morimoto, Kazumasa Iwao, and Shigeru Ohmori were interviewed to discuss their inspiration for these two Pokemon. Check out the full interview below.
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New Nendoroid for Pokemon’s Giovanni, Lillie figure
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Two new Pokemon figures have been announced within the past week. Along with a Nendoroid for Giovanni, Lillie is also receiving another figure.
Pre-orders for Giovanni will open in Japan on January 19. Like other Nendoroids, it’ll have customizable parts.
As for Lillie, we don’t have much to go on at the moment. The figure itself hasn’t really been shown yet aside from the art below. It will be available sometime in 2018.
The Pokemon Company releases new song for Gengar
Posted on 7 years ago by Joshua in News, Videos | 3 Comments
Do you remember that reggae Slowpoke song the Pokemon Company released awhile back? How about the Magikarp song, sung by a child? There’s a Mimikyu song, too.
The Pokemon Company of Japan has just added to that by releasing a new song about Gengar. As the token ghost-type Pokemon, the lyrics to this song are a little bit more ghastly than others! In the video below, you can conveniently turn on English subtitles.
If this song is to follow suit with the others, it should have an English dubbed version eventually for those interested.
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Pokemon the Movie 2018 to debut on July 13 in Japan, first teaser
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Update: Added in a higher-quality version of the teaser in direct-feed.
Original: The first teaser for the new Pokemon movie during the Japanese variety show Oha Suta. In the trailer, it’s revealed that the film will release on July 13.
Here’s an off-screen video showing the teaser:
When we have an official upload of the trailer, we’ll share it here.
Ryan Reynolds lands starring role of Detective Pikachu for upcoming movie
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Ryan Reynolds will be playing the role of Detective Pikachu in the upcoming movie, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Reynolds was among a list of stars rumored to be in the running for the film. Other actors speculated for the part include Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
This is the third piece of news surrounding the Detective Pikachu film. Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton will both have their own roles.
Kathryn Newton to play the female lead in Detective Pikachu film
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According to Hollywood Reporter, Kathryn Newton will feature in the upcoming Detective Pikachu film as the female lead. The site adds that Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer, Haley Lu Richardson, and Katherine Langford from 13 Reasons Why were also being considered.
As for Newton’s role, Hollywood Reporter says that she’ll play Lucy, “a sassy journalist” who has her own sidekick, Psyduck. Lucy goes on an adventure with Pikachu and the main male character who will be played by Justice Smith.
Pokemon games have shipped over 300 million copies worldwide
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Today, The Pokemon Company announced that the total shipments of the Pokemon games have surpassed 300 million units worldwide. The latest games, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, gave the franchise another boost when they launched on 3DS last week.
Today’s figure includes 76 Pokemon-related games from February 1996 all the way up until November 2017. Sales from downloads are included.
