Forum - View topicNEWS: Legendary Acquires Live-Action Pokémon Film Rights With Production Starting in 2017
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Sahmbahdeh
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I can't see this not failing.
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FenixFiesta
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In regards to "quality", sure, however if they can sneak it into the Chinese cinema release much like Warcraft the money can be compensated. |
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TheAnagelic1
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Or just have special screenings where you can catch a Detective Pikachu in Pokemon Go during the trailers and watch the money grow... 
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Lostlorn Forest
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The only way this won't crash and burn, especially considering it will presumably revolve around the Detective Pikachu, is if the movie is animated. Which it obviously won't be. I think an animated movie based off the video game would be marvelous to watch.
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TrueZangetsu
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They give the west a movie based on a game that was never released in the West.
Gureto daze |
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AnimeLordLuis
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So this is going to be about detective Pikachu and not about a boy who dreams of becoming a Pokémon master one day? Well they've completely destroyed my interest in this movie not that they were high to begin with.
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TrueZangetsu
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Fukk I would probably go watch it if they did something like this. Can en Nintendo pls hire you as marketing manager |
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SWAnimefan
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Pretty Impressive artwork. The artist deserves kudos. [quote="BodaciousSpacePirate"If you're expecting a Hollywood Pokemon film to be anything other than a movie aimed at elementary school kids, you're just asking to be disappointed. They aren't going to take this franchise and market it to adults, and those designs would terrify 5-year olds.[/quote] How do you know this isn't targeting the first generation of Pokemon fans, who are now in their 20s and 30s? And you can't have live-action CGI Pokemon who look too close to the cartoon counterpart, else it would make the movie look silly and hurt the movie's success. |
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mgosdin
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I would not bet any money on it, this is Hollywood we are talking about. No limit on how bad something could turn out to be once they start. Mark Gosdin |
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supersqueak
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This is gonna be a huge mess? I mean what the crap? Why would they bother doing an adaptation of Detective Pikachu? What are they trying to make the Pokeemon version of Who framed Roger Rabbit? Whose idea was this?
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diefty
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WHAT? WHY? 20+ years of pokémon lore and stories and you want to make a movie of a detective game that has practically nothing to do with pokemon. We might be witnessing the biggest trianwreck in terms of movie quality (because it will make some money of the name at least) that can be remembered. We are looking at a Smurf or Chipmunks level movie.
Still haven't made a decent movie based on a mayor japanese anime/game property and they want to try Detective [expletive] Pikachu, just kill me Nintendo, Legendary or whoever is behind this evil plot. Why do Hollywood executives have worst ideas that any moron who has ever played any main series pokemon game? Detective Pikachu, unvelivable. |
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Lenks
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How do you know this isn't targeting the first generation of Pokemon fans, who are now in their 20s and 30s?[/quote] Because you're alienating the main target audience. You don't want just the 20-somethings. You want the kids and their 20-something parent. Pokemon is designed for children, plain and simple. You take out the kids, it won't go anywhere. |
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residentgrigo
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The rights machine is accelerating and the cards will start to fall quickly now. How will US Luffy, Goku, Naruto and down the line Kenshiro or Guts look like ? Hm. Will Japanese adaptation be the next videogame adaptation craze, before that one even truly started. A Pokemon adaptation doen´t have to be trash but Pokémon Origins is the one watchable part of Pokemon, so yeah. Good luck, especially with Legendary (now half Chines), but it can technically be done: Pokemon20: Pokémon Super Bowl Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F46tGehnfo |
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PurpleWarrior13
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It looks like this is more of an adaptation of the games/concept than the ongoing anime, but it might be decent if they play their cards right.
And Dragonball Evolution did very well in China, unlike the US or Japan. |
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Topgunguy
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This movie can ONLY work if it's Devito playing Pikachu OR if they get a real damn good impersonator. He doesn't have to swear but he has to be a bit rude. And throw in a couple of 'damns' and a 'hell' while they're at it.
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