Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Photo 128

Actors and characters

Release date

2019-05-03

Country

Japan, United States

Production

TOHO, Legendary Pictures, The Pokémon Company

Genre

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Budget

$150 000 000

Revenue

$449 762 638

Website

http://www.detectivepikachumovie.net/

Director

Rob Letterman

Actors

Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, Suki Waterhouse, Josette Simon, Alejandro De Mesa, Rita Ora
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Cale Boyter, Mary Parent, Don McGowan, Hidenaga Katakami, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., Toshio Miyahara, Tsunekazu Ishihara, Ali Mendes, Kenji Okubo, Hiroyasu Matsuoka

Operator

John Mathieson

Composer

Henry Jackman

Artist

Audition

Jina Jay, Sarah Halley Finn

Editing

Mark Sanger, James Thomas, Jessica Derhammer
All team (73)

• This is the second time in history that Nintendo has granted Hollywood the rights to adapt one of its franchises. The first such franchise was "Super Mario Bros." The 1993 film of the same name, directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, was such a failure that Nintendo began to approach adaptations of its franchises with great caution.
• The first actor whose participation in the project was officially announced was Justice Smith. In one of the scenes of the adventure melodrama "Paper Towns" (Jake Schreier, 2015), Smith's character performs a song from "Pokémon." Smith himself and actress Halston Sage, who starred in the film, came up with this idea.
• When Tim first enters his father's apartment, a film that doesn't actually exist is playing on television. This segment was specifically filmed for the movie "Home Alone" (the scene with the pizza delivery guy) and is titled "Angels with Filthy Souls."
• The Pokémon's quite realistic appearance is based on drawings by R.J. Palmer. The film's artist discovered him while searching for suitable options online. He liked Palmer's work so much that he appointed Palmer responsible for the concept art.
• The crowd noise was recorded in Tennessee during the 2018 Pokémon World Championships.
• When creating the Pokémon, The Pokémon Company insisted that they all remain cute at all times and no matter what.
• According to operator John Mathison, the film was shot on film for greater realism, whereas most films are now shot digitally.
• Viewers created a petition for Danny DeVito to voice Pikachu.
• The first trailer for the film garnered 100 million views on social media within the first 24 hours.
• Ryme City is a blend of London and Tokyo.
• This is the second time in history that Nintendo has licensed one of its franchises to Hollywood for adaptation. The first such franchise was "Super Mario Bros.". The film of the same name, released in 1993 and directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, was such a failure that Nintendo began to approach adaptations of its franchises with great caution.
• Justice Smith was the first actor whose participation in the project was officially announced. In one scene of the adventure melodrama "Paper Towns" (Jake Schreier, 2015), Smith's character performs a song from "Pokémon." Smith and actress Halston Sage came up with this idea themselves.
• When Tim first enters his father's apartment, a film is playing on television that doesn't actually exist. This segment was specifically filmed for the movie "Home Alone" (the scene with the pizza delivery guy) and is titled "Angels with Filthy Souls."