The film is based on the Detective Pikachu Nintendo 3DS game, which debuted in Japan in 2016.
The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Love Actually) and Chris Geere (You’re the Worst) are joining the cast of Legendary Entertainment’s live-action Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu.
As previously revealed, Ryan Reynolds will play Detective Pikachu.
Warner already released several of the animated Pokémon films, starting with Pokemon: The First Movie in North American theaters in 1999.