A live-action pokemon adventure will be released in 2019 with a talking pikachu in one of the lead roles.
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The film is based on the video game of the same name which was released on Nintendo 3DS earlier this year.
It is a joint venture between America and Japan and sees the Detective Pikachu join up with a character called Tim Goodman to find out what has happened to his father.
Warner Bros released a first look at the new film earlier this week with a trailer that shows various pokemon appearing in the live-action world.
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When is the release date?
Detective Pikachu is set to be released in cinemas on 10 May 2019.
Who is in the cast?
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds will be voicing Pikachu in the film, but the main character Tim Goodman is the only person who is able to understand him.
Tim is being played by Justice Smith who has recently appeared in the films Every Day and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
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He has also had a recurring role as Ezekiel Figuero in the Netflix series The Get Down.
Other characters in the movie will only hear Pikachu make his pike pika sounds, which will be voiced by Ikue Ōtani who has done the voice of Pikachu ever since the original series.
Kathryn Newton will be appearing as reporter Lucy Stevens, who has her own Psyduck.
There will also be appearances from Paul Kitson, Karan Soni, Omar Chaparro and Rita Ora.
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