Second Detective Pikachu Movie still in the works • Nintendo Connect

The potential sequel to the first-ever live-action Pokémon movie was announced ahead of its 2019 release, and the Nintendo Switch video game appears to still be in development, as reported by Nintendo Connect in September 2022.

But what became of the sequel to the first live-action Pokémon movie Pokémon: Detective Pikachu? A representative of the production company Legendary Entertainment confirmed to the magazine ribbedThe development of the project is actively progressing. According to a Legendary Entertainment representative, the project is still “in active development,” but they couldn’t confirm who is currently working on it. The Pokémon Company declined to comment when Polygon asked about their involvement in the film’s development or other projects that may have developed since the first film’s release. Detective Pikachu It has been developed. The first film’s writers, Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, would like to be involved with the project, but are not currently involved, which is a bit unusual.

“It’s an ongoing conversation that continues to this day,” Summitt said, adding that the situation is “complicated” and involves “a lot of big studio and corporate Pokemon rights issues that we weren’t privy to.”

It’s not currently clear how far the game and movie have progressed. Of course, we’d like to know something about that at the end of February in line with the upcoming Pokémon Day, but we’re not going to get our hands on fire for the sake of it.