Pokémon Detective Pikachu Sequel Finds Its Director

 

It’s been a while since we got an update on the Pokémon Detective Pikachu sequel, which was announced before the first film even premiered. There’s some movement on the followup to the 2019 hit, though, as Deadline has exclusively revealed that Legendary Entertainment is currently in talks with Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel to direct.

 

In addition to his Portlandia credits, Krisel is known for co-creating, directing and writing the FX series Baskets. The Pokémon Detective Pikachu sequel is being written by Chris Galleta (The Kings of Summer).

 

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The first Pokémon Detective Pikachu film premiered on May 10, 2019 with Rob Letterman at the helm and featuring a cast with Justice Smith in the lead alongside Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu.

 

Synopsis:

 

When ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, his son Tim (Justice Smith) embarks on a journey to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds), a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world— they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.

 

Source: Deadline

 

 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.