Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Wednesday that Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) will play the “titular character” Detective Pikachu in Legendary Entertainment’s planned live-action Pokémon film.
The Hollywood Reporter described Reynolds’ character as “a peculiar sort from the Pikachu set, a self-styled investigator who is good at finding things.”
The Hollywood Reporter reported in April 2016 that Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros., and Sony were engaged in an auction for the rights.
Warner already released several of the animated Pokémon films, starting with Pokemon: The First Movie in North American theaters in 1999.