Detective Pikachu will be releasing on May 10th and be the very first live-action film in
Pokemon's twenty-year history. With how popular the franchise has remained throughout the years, you'd think it would've made this step sooner. Well, that's exactly what Ryan Reynolds, the film's star, thought when he first became familiar with the franchise.
Reynolds will be voicing the titular Pokemon in the forthcoming film, starring alongside Justice Smith (who will be playing, Detective Pikachu's human companion, Tim Goodman). The actor recently discussed his induction into the franchise with
Comicbook.com wherein he mentioned that the franchise may not have gone live-action before now simply because the technology wasn't good enough.
"I knew about Pokemon, but I didn't know much about the nuance and detail, so I sort of just missed it. I checked it all out, and it was fantastic, amazing world. I can't believe there hasn't been a live-action movie before. I don't think technology actually caught up to this. Anytime you get to be part of a pioneering trip like this, it's pretty exciting."
Following this, Reynolds then detailed first becoming involved with the highly-anticipated film: "I was a lot of things. I make it all seem spur of the moment and cool, but I did a lot of checking around. The first thing they did was actually create a CGI Detective Pikachu and they actually paired my voice with it to see what it would sound like...Super adorable, super cute little guy with an impatient, acerbic voice."
Detective Pikachu is set to release in theatres on May 10th, 2019.