The game being adapted follows Tim Goodman as he searches for his missing father and heads to Rhyme City, where he meets Pikachu.
Sorry Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio, Legendary Entertainment has chosen Rob Letterman, director of Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) and Goosebumps (2015), to direct its live-action Pokémon movie, Detective Pikachu.
This pocket monster mystery adaptation is written by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor) and Alex Hirsch (Galaxy Falls).