Goosebumps' Rob Letterman to direct Detective Pikachu

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

After the world went absolutely bonkers for Pokémon Go, the mobile game which let players create an avatar which moved as you traveled through the real world searching for Pokémon, the race was on to scoop up the rights to make a live-action film and cash in on the craze. Legendary Pictures eventually came out on top and fast-tracked a live-action feature film for a 2017 production start. In order to make that date Legendary needed to put a director in place as soon as possible and it seems that the studio has made their choice.

Rob Letterman (GOOSEBUMPS) has been selected to direct DETECTIVE PIKACHU. The first film in the planned franchise will revolve around Detective Pikachu, a new character and story in the Pokémon universe which was first introduced in "Great Detective Pikachu." The game, which was released earlier this year in Japan, centers on a talking Pikachu who claims to be a great detective. After encountering a boy who is able to understand what he's saying, the pair begin working together in order to solve various Pokémon related mysteries in the city. It sounds like my True Detective/Pokémon fan-fiction will soon become a reality. All hail the Yellow Detective. DETECTIVE PIKACHU will be scripted by Nicole Perlman (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls).

About the Author

Kevin Fraser

News Editor

11,705 Articles Published

Favorite Movies: Alien, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, read more Braveheart, The Bridge on the River Kwai, City of God, Cloud Atlas, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Edge, The Fifth Element, Galaxy Quest, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Godfather Parts I & II, Goodfellas, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Magnificent Seven, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, The Prestige, Prisoners, Psycho, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rear Window, The Shining, Sorcerer, The Talented Mr. Ripley, There Will be Blood, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Zodiac

Likes: Drawing, cooking, watching movies, trying and failing to come up with read more more items for my likes list.

The comment section exists to allow readers to discuss the article constructively and respectfully, focused on the topic at hand.

What’s Not Allowed

Abusive language, insults, or harassment toward other users or staff.
Hate speech of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Bickering, bullying, personal attacks, or baiting others to argue
Extended off-topic debates, especially those centered on politics or religion rather than the article topic
No AI content or SPAM