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Detective Pikachu
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2019 film directed by Rob Letterman
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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action, animated, mystery, fantasy, and adventure film originating from the United States and Japan. Directed by Rob Letterman, the movie features a cast including Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, and Ken Watanabe. The production was led by producer Mary Parent, with cinematography by John Mathieson, editing by Mark Sanger, and music composed by Henry Jackman. It was produced by Legendary Pictures and The Pokémon Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Toho, Legendary Pictures, and Netflix.
The film, based on the source material Detective Pikachu, has a runtime of 104 to 105 minutes and carries a PG rating. It was filmed in London and Denver. Financial details include a budget of $150,000,000 and box office revenue reported between $449,762,638 and $450,063,166. Critical reception varied, with an IMDb rating of 6.5, a Metascore of 53, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 68%. The film received nine nominations.
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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.
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
Themes
- amnesia
- detective
- car crash
- whodunit
- based on video game
- missing person
- missing parent
- buddy comedy
- neo-noir
- live action and animation
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
196,534 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
53/100
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- 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)
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Countries
- United States Japan
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $150 million
- Box office
- $433.1 million
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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