Comedy Detective Pikachu Sequel | Warner Bros.

[Joe Von Zombie]

No we aren't in an agreement. As I was saying, in my original post - the movie should have resembled the anime and the videogames (the classic Nintendo games, not the spin off which I'm not really familiar with). And that a Detective Pikachu movie wasn't interesting enough, hence why it didn't perform greatly at the box office, which you disagreed by saying "what?".

Is less than 150 million in North America and 450 million worldwide, great to you, considering the history of Pokémon? Thats just 115 million more than the Prince of Persia the movie.

Considering the state of video game adaptations at the time and that this film set the North American box office record for video game adaptations ,I'd say it did well enough.

The detective Pikachu story is far more interesting than what you get in the games and anime. Take down gym leaders and the elite four isn't gonna make for a particularly engaging screenplay. At least with the detective angle,you get some semblance of an actual mystery story and you avoid the problematic cock fighting element being front and center. I actually saw Detective Pikachu, I would have avoided a direct adaptation of Pokemon like the plague.

Also the history of the IP isn't really relevant when you're talking modern audience. Needs care about that not the target demo.

 

[CB Fan]

I mean I think you could do a two or three parter of a Pokémon trainer who sets out on the journey to become a champion, happens upon a plot by some organization(s) to awaken some ultra powerful ancient Pokémon and has to try and stop it while still collecting badges.

They should’ve just had Justice Smiths character decide to get back to his dream to compete in the Pokémon league after the events in Detective Pikachu.

 

[Lily Adler]

Look I know we all wanted Oscar Isaac as Prof. Oak. Helping a young trainer played by one of the kids from that one Netflix show.

 

[psylockolussus]

Considering the state of video game adaptations at the time and that this film set the North American box office record for video game adaptations ,I'd say it did well enough.

The detective Pikachu story is far more interesting than what you get in the games and anime. Take down gym leaders and the elite four isn't gonna make for a particularly engaging screenplay. At least with the detective angle,you get some semblance of an actual mystery story and you avoid the problematic cock fighting element being front and center. I actually saw Detective Pikachu, I would have avoided a direct adaptation of Pokemon like the plague.

Also the history of the IP isn't really relevant when you're talking modern audience. Needs care about that not the target demo.

I simply don't think the concept they had for the first live action Pokémon movie was fitting. I definitely think if it embraced the anime series/videogames (catching Pokémons and being a trainer going to gym battles), it would have performed so much better than 433 million.

And sure, it did better than most videogame film adaptations, but thats because 90% videogame adaptations aren't good anyway and aren't seen by many people. But the fact it only earned 97 million more than the Prince of Persia movie which was considered a "disappointment" at the box office back in 2010, doesn't make me think it did well just enough. It was okay but not great and not just good enough for Pokémon.

 

[Silvermoth]

Look I know we all wanted Oscar Isaac as Prof. Oak. Helping a young trainer played by one of the kids from that one Netflix show.

I really wanted to see Ken Watanabe as Oak. I don’t think it’s that big a deal if he appears twice in the Pokémon u. The last role in detective pikachu wasn’t that huge

 

[Lily Adler]

I really wanted to see Ken Watanabe as Oak. I don’t think it’s that big a deal if he appears twice in the Pokémon u. The last role in detective pikachu wasn’t that huge

Someone wants a Japanese daddy Oak.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

I definitely think if it embraced the anime series/videogames (catching Pokémons and being a trainer going to gym battles), it would have performed so much better than 433 million.

I highly doubt it.That's a compelling gameplay loop for a portable collectathon RPG not compelling enough stretch into a feature. The theatrically released anime movie didn't even do that. It was about Mewtwo.

 

[Silvermoth]

Someone wants a Japanese daddy Oak.

I’ve told you before, yes!