New Detective Pikachu TV Spot Features More Lifelike Pokémon

January 22, 2019

New Detective Pikachu TV spot features more lifelike Pokémon

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first TV spot for director Rob Letterman’s upcoming first live-action Pokémon movie, Detective Pikachu. The video features new scenes from the film including our first look at a big Snubbull and also short clip about what happens when our titular Pokemon drinks too many coffee. Check out the video below!

The Detective Pikachu movie’s eclectic cast consists of Golden Globe nominee Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) as the titular talking Pokemon with Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies), Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai), Suki Waterhouse (Assassination Nation), Rita Ora (Fifty Shades Freed) and Golden Globe winner Bill Nighy (Gideon’s Daughter). Smith will star as a teen whose father is kidnapped which leads him to Reynolds’ Pikachu and Kathryn Newton as a young journalist who team up in order to find him.

Goosebumps helmer Rob Letterman is on directing duty while Mary Parent (The Revenant) and Cale Boyter are producing the film for Legendary Entertainment. The screenplay was written by Letterman and Nicole Perlman.

Pokémon has delighted fans of all ages around the world for over two decades. With more than 300 million video games sold worldwide, 23.6 billion Pokémon TCG cards shipped to 74 countries, and an animated series spanning 20 seasons, Pokémon is one of the most successful entertainment properties in the world.

Detective Pikachu will arrive in theaters on May 11.