Detective Pikachu
Sign in to save2019 film directed by Rob Letterman
Film · TMDB
6.9In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
Released: 2019-05-03105 minDir: Rob LettermanAction, Adventure, Fantasy
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu (voice)
- Justice Smith as Tim Goodman
- Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens
- Bill Nighy as Howard Clifford
- Ken Watanabe as Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
- Chris Geere as Roger Clifford
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.5/10
196,534 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
53/100
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 9 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Rob Letterman
- Screenplay by
- Dan Hernandez Benji Samit Rob Letterman Derek Connolly
- Story by
- Dan Hernandez Benji Samit Nicole Perlman
- Based on
- Detective Pikachu , by Creatures Inc.
- Produced by
- Mary Parent Cale Boyter Hidenaga Katakami Don McGowan
- Starring
- Ryan Reynolds Justice Smith Kathryn Newton Suki Waterhouse Omar Chaparro Chris Geere Ken Watanabe Bill Nighy
- Cinematography
- John Mathieson
- Edited by
- Mark Sanger James Thomas
- Music by
- Henry Jackman
- Production companies
- Legendary Pictures The Pokémon Company Toho Co., Ltd.
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) Toho (Japan)
- Release dates
- May 3, 2019 ( 2019-05-03 ) (Japan) May 10, 2019 ( 2019-05-10 ) (United States)
Key dates
- Published
- 3 May 2019
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- urban fantasy
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Detective Pikachu
- Director
- Rob Letterman
- Cast member
- Chris Geere
- Voice actor
- Ryan Reynolds
- Composer
- Henry Jackman
- Producer
- Mary Parent
Article
Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action animated fantasy comedy film and the first live-action film based on the Pokémon franchise. It is loosely based on the 2016 video game Detective Pikachu. Directed by Rob Letterman, who co-wrote it with Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, and Derek Connolly, the film stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice and motion capture of Pikachu, with Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy in live-action roles. The plot follows Detective Pikachu and his partner Tim Goodman as they attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of Tim's father, Harry. Filming took place from January to May 2018 in Colorado, England, and Scotland.
Detective Pikachu was released in Japan on May 3, 2019, and in the United States on May 10, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $433 million against a $150 million budget, becoming the second-highest grossing video game film adaptation at the time.