Pikachu is walking, talking, and solving crimes in his live action debut — Detective Pikachu. Here’s everything you need to know about the Ryan Reynolds-starring film, including the release date and all the trailers.
When Nintendo first announced that it was planning to make more movies based on its games, Pokémon seemed like an obvious choice after the huge success of Pokémon Go. What wasn’t so obvious is the type of Pokémon movie that Nintendo has decided to make: an adaptation of the niche spin-off Detective Pikachu.
But that’s where we are, with a movie due soon starring Ryan Reynolds as a talking Pikachu who has to solve a crime together with his human buddy — all in live action, with the Pokémon themselves rendered in a quasi-realistic style. It looks totally wild, but it just might work — here’s what we know so far.
The Pokémon movie is now out in most countries — including the US and UK. Check out the rest of the year’s movie release calendar to find out what else is on the way.
If you’re in the US you can grab tickets from Fandango or Atom Tickets, while UK fans are best off heading to their chosen cinema chain: Cineworld, Vue, or Odeon.
We’ve already seen the film, so read our Detective Pikachu review if you want to know what we thought, or our spoiler-free guide to the film’s post-credit action to find out if there’s a scene worth sticking around for.
