Yoshiyuki Momose, who worked on the game, will return to direct the movie, with the legendary Joe Hisaishi composing the music.
The movie itself will have an original story that will follow the three friends as they travel between the real world and an alternate world known as Ni No Kuni.
Pokemon’s studio, OLM, will be providing the animation, while Level 5 CEO, Akihiro Hino is overseeing the movie and the scripts personally.
According to the announcement, when the life of the Kotona of both worlds is put in danger, they must make the “ultimate choice”.