On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (December 1st, 2016) John Campea, Jeremy Jahns, Kristian Harloff, Christ Stuckmann, Ken Napzok, Natasha Martinez and Wendy Lee discuss the following: Legendary Pictures announced yesterday that Goosebumps director Rob Letterman has been tapped to direct the live-action Pokemon movie, Detective Pikachu. The studio closed a deal earlier this year to acquire the film rights to the property that quickly went into development on a new movie while the Pokemon Go craze was at its peak. Captain Marvel writer Nicole Perlman and Gravity Falls’ Alex Hirsch are writing the script with a release date yet to be determined. The character of Alpha 5 has always had an unusual design that seemed to work inside the universe created in the original Power Rangers tv series. And now, it looks as though Lionsgate is going for something a little different for their upcoming movie adaptation. Yesterday saw the release of some concept art of Alpha 5’s new redesign courtesy of IGN.
We’ll see the new look in action when Power Rangers hits theatres in March 24, 2017. In honor of Ridley Scott’s 79th birthday yesterday, 20th Century Fox released a behind the scenes image from the set of Alien: Covenant of what appears to be the original Space Jockey from the first movie Alien. This also seems to tease a direct connection between Alien and its second prequel Covenant. The movie is scheduled to hit theatres on May 19th, 2016. Phil Lord and Chris Miller returned to produce The LEGO Batman Movie after helming The LEGO Movie for Warner Bros. The duo promised that the standalone film would pay tribute to the cinematic legacy of the Batman character and now, thanks to a twitter, co-director Chris McKay has confirmed that Billy Dee Williams will reprise his role of Harvey Dent from the Tim Burton directed Batman movie. The size of Williams part remains to be seen so we will have to wait until February 10th, 2017 to find out more. According to a press release, Nicolas Cage will star in the sci-fi film The Humanity Bureau.
The movie will place Cage in a near future ravaged by the effects of global warming where a government agency exiles American citizens to a colony called New Eden if they are deemed unproductive to society. Cage’s character, Noah Kross, discovers something shady about their agency’s dealings and sets out to expose them. No release date has been set. TOP 5 COMIC-BOOK MOVIES 2014-2015 Incarnate – A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past.Someone decided to put a Sherlock Holmes cap on Pikachu. And thus an empire was born. I’m speaking from a place of ignorance here, so forgive me if I’m missing out on something really special. Apparently the latest leg of our shared Pokemon existence is something called Detective Pikachu. It must be a big deal because they’re putting this guy in a movie. Not just a movie, but a live-action one directed by Goosebumps’ Rob Letterman.
And that’s not all. This is expected to be the first of a whole Detective Pikachu franchise. Ten years from now, I may call this the greatest series ever. Until then, I will remain puzzled about what crimes in the Pokemon universe Detective Pikachu actually needs to investigate. Or how effective he is at it when he only knows how to say one word. Or how that hat even stays on his head. I'm beginning to think I am not the target audience for this. The Live-Action POKEMON Movie Will Have Detective Pikachu In It Warning: this post written by someone who has no idea what a 'Detective Pikachu' is. Rumor: Max Landis Might Write The Live-Action POKEMON Movie Here we go again. Pokemon Go: Better Than VR Why AR is the more exciting technology.2016’s Pet Rock, aka “Pokémon Go,” is a thing I will never quite understand. Clearly, I’m in in the minority, with legions of people trespassing onto property and putting themselves into danger to gather points in the augmented reality mobile game.
And so of course, Hollywood isn’t far behind with a movie — yep, those rumors were true. Legendary Entertainment and The Pokémon Company have announced they’re fast-tracking a live action film for a 2017 production based on the Japanese video game “Detective Pikachu.” The movie will bring to life one of the most popular Pokémon characters, though further details of how his story will be told are being kept under wraps for the moment, and I can only imagine that’s because they have no idea yet what it is. But I’m sure some screenwriter is inking a deal right now to put pen to paper and figure it out. It’s a bit of a risk considering that by this time in 2017, we’ll hopefully be remembering what a wacky time it was when everyone was playing “Pokémo Go” and Donald Trump was running for President. But Legendary seem to have enough faith that the brand will sustain and they’ll be catching a wave. No word yet on a writer or director, but before you laugh at this idea, just remember that at first glance, everyone thought “The Lego Movie” was a stupid concept too.
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Yes, he looses his temper after being shocked by a rambuncious Raichu and the ensuing battle ends up snaring the poor Charizard in his pipe-prison, but he and the other Pokémon quickly band together to free the creature. Even the normally selfish and aloof Marowak is swayed by their example and he works with the group, finally freeing the dragon. At the end of their vacation, the misunderstandings between Pikachu and the rough-housers are resolved and they leave friends. Patience, unity, peace, and negotiation rather than violence are all rewarded, making Pikachu's Vacation a morally rewarding quarter-hour (if not a mind-numbing one for parents).Positive Spiritual Sexual Violent Crude Profane Drug Alcohol Other ElementsConclusionPro-social Objectionable Summary Plot Christian Other SystemsProfanity/Kissing//HomosexualityDiscussion Additional /NotesEpisode ReviewsCreditsRatingNRReadability Age RangeGenreSci-Fi/FantasyKidsAnimationAction/AdventureAuthorCastVoices of Ikue Ootani, Phillip Bartlett,