”Detective Pikachu” was entrusted to the director of ”Horror”
In July of this year, several Hollywood companies fought for the rights to the Pokemon franchise, with Legendary as the winner. The major quickly found writers for the new project - they were Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls / Gravity Falls ), who were invited back in August.The new film about Pokemon was named Detective Pikachu , and its creators intend to take the plot from the game Great Detective Pikachu , released earlier this year. Since Pokemon are now at the peak of popularity again, the bosses of Legendary will not postpone the project on the back burner - they have already found a director for the future film. According to the information portal The Hollywood Reporter , Rob Letterman will lead the filming of the tape. The last work of the director at the moment is the fantasy "Horror", which earned at the worldwide box office $ 156.2 million . Prior to that, Letterman managed to shoot such animation films as "Monsters vs. Aliens" and "The Undersea Brothers", as well as the adventure comedy "Gulliver's Travels".  Today, Pokemon media franchise is one of the most successful in the world. Video game sales have exceeded 279 million copies, and the animated series of the same name has 19 seasons. In addition, The Pokemon Group launched the Pokemon Go mobile app in the summer, which immediately became a worldwide sensation. The Topic of Article: ”Detective Pikachu” was entrusted to the director of ”Horror”. |
