Detective Pikachu Movie Discussion Thread

[greninjamaster]

Are you trying to tell me Lucario doesn't wear baggy shorts.

It's disturbing to say the least.

I also love the article Pokemon gave out.


https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-...m_campaign=detectivepikachu&utm_term=setvisit

I love the passion by the team in the movie. It shows this is so much more then just a cash grab.

 

[Bguy7]

THIS IS SO DISTURBING! SO ANY POKEMON WITH CLOTHES ON IS ACTUALLY FLESH CLOTHES!

Sorry, but how is it disturbing? If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. How would Pokémon in the wild have access to clothes? Of course it's not clothes, it really couldn't be anything else.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Sorry, but how is it disturbing? If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. How would Pokémon in the wild have access to clothes? Of course it's not clothes, it really couldn't be anything else.

You mean to tell me these fantastic creatures capable of nuking cities at a moment's notice can't magically be granted clothes upon hitting puberty in the span on a second.

 

[Bguy7]

You mean to tell me these fantastic creatures capable of nuking cities at a moment's notice can't magically be granted clothes upon hitting puberty in the span on a second.

I mean, I suppose they could. But that's no reason to assume that they do.

 

[Pokemon Power]

So there's gonna be 60 Pokemon species in the film, both for main characters and background appearances. A small number, but understandable for a big movie.

 

[Kutie Pie]

THIS IS SO DISTURBING! SO ANY POKEMON WITH CLOTHES ON IS ACTUALLY FLESH CLOTHES!

So Mr. Mime is literally just made out of rubber. Okay then.

 

[BCVM22]

So Mr. Mime is literally just made out of rubber. Okay then.

Makes it really hard to win an argument with a Mr. Mime, especially if the other party is made out of glue.

 

[Prof. SALTY]

So Mr. Mime is literally just made out of rubber. Okay then.

As opposed to what...?

Is this really a big surprise? I've always assumed that the clothing parts were flesh. This isn't some big secret or anything.

 

[greninjamaster]

So there's gonna be 60 Pokemon species in the film, both for main characters and background appearances. A small number, but understandable for a big movie.

We've only seen around 20-25 in both trailers combined. So over 40 are still unknown. Plus got to save debuts for the next films in the PCU.

 

[Pokemon Power]

We've only seen around 20-25 in both trailers combined. So over 40 are still unknown. Plus got to save debuts for the next films in the PCU.

Let's see, there's Pikachu of course, and I've also seen Charmander, Dodrio, Flabebe, Comfey, Psyduck, Emolga, Squritle, Pancham, Bulbasaur, Morelull, Jigglypuff, Charizard, Greninja, Rufflet, Mr. Mime, Joltik, Ludicolo, Growlithe, Arcanine, Golurk, Snorlax, Machamp, Snubbull, Lickitung, Loudred, Blastoise, Gengar, Cubone, Flareon, Aipom, Rattata, Audino, and Mewtwo. That's 34 so far.

 

[Kutie Pie]

That's 34 so far.

Golett, Venusaur, Bouffalant and Octillery makes 38. There's also cards of Magikarp and Ditto to bump it to 40.

 

[Bguy7]

Golett, Venusaur, Bouffalant and Octillery makes 38.

Where do those ones come from? I don't remember seeing them anywhere.

 

[Kutie Pie]

Where do those ones come from? I don't remember seeing them anywhere.

You can see Golett with the Golurk, Venasaur's in the background in about two scenes in the first trailer (first scene of Tim walking into the plaza, then in the marketplace), Bouffalant is in the background in the plaza first trailer, and you can see an Octillery in the wide shot of the arena where Pikachu's struggling to conduct electricity.

There's also a Braviary in the plaza, so make that 41.

 

[Bguy7]

You can see Golett with the Golurk, Venasaur's in the background in about two scenes in the first trailer (first scene of Tim walking into the plaza, then in the marketplace), Bouffalant is in the background in the plaza first trailer, and you can see an Octillery in the wide shot of the arena where Pikachu's struggling to conduct electricity.

There's also a Braviary in the plaza, so make that 41.

Come to think of it, I do remember seeing Venusaur and Golett. I'll need to look for Octillery again.

 

[Pokemon Power]

You can see Golett with the Golurk, Venasaur's in the background in about two scenes in the first trailer (first scene of Tim walking into the plaza, then in the marketplace), Bouffalant is in the background in the plaza first trailer, and you can see an Octillery in the wide shot of the arena where Pikachu's struggling to conduct electricity.

There's also a Braviary in the plaza, so make that 41.

I didn't see Golett. Are you sure you're not mistaking Squirtle for one?

 

[Kutie Pie]

I didn't see Golett. Are you sure you're not mistaking Squirtle for one?

Might've been, I could've sworn I saw Golett in that shot (but maybe they train them soooo). But we forgot about Treecko, so 41 known Pokémon still stands.

In other weird miscellaneous news, reportedly the VFX team were test casting Danny DeVito. (So what they did is they just had a rough animation of Pikachu and used lines from movies and TV to see how it would look/feel/sound coming out of the character.)

Before Detective Pikachu the video game was even localized for North America, the internet wanted to see Danny DeVito voice Pikachu. When the film was announced the internet’s fervor for DeVito-Pikachu only grew, but the role went to Ryan Reynolds. We visited the set of Pokémon Detective Pikachu in April 2018 and we asked Producer Cale Boyter if they were aware of the demand and whether or not he was considered. “We definitely thought about it and how it might inform the spirit of it. Danny is incredible by the way. I am a huge fan of Danny DeVito,” Boyter says.

When they were thinking about who to cast as Pikachu, VFX producer Greg Baxter says he and his team took lines from assorted actors’ past roles and animated an early version of Pikachu to the audio to see how it looked. Danny DeVito was one of the actors they did a test for. “It was really very funny, so I couldn’t speak to all the reasons why it wasn’t Danny DeVito cast,” Baxter says. “I love Danny and some point maybe after the movie comes about, we can share those early tests. It’s absolutely hilarious.”

Boyter also offered up a strange, cryptic tease saying, “I can’t give away too much, but in terms of where the story goes and how it evolves, we had to sort of look at everything, including what fans weren’t seeing yet to make the decision. But that spirit of Danny DeVito, I promise you, is still inside of Pikachu.” When I said that sounds like a great quote for the movie's poster, Boyter laughed and said, "By the way, Ryan would probably love that."

 

[Lady Umbreon]

Might've been, I could've sworn I saw Golett in that shot (but maybe they train them soooo). But we forgot about Treecko, so 41 known Pokémon still stands.

Before Detective Pikachu the video game was even localized for North America, the internet wanted to see Danny DeVito voice Pikachu. When the film was announced the internet’s fervor for DeVito-Pikachu only grew, but the role went to Ryan Reynolds. We visited the set of Pokémon Detective Pikachu in April 2018 and we asked Producer Cale Boyter if they were aware of the demand and whether or not he was considered. “We definitely thought about it and how it might inform the spirit of it. Danny is incredible by the way. I am a huge fan of Danny DeVito,” Boyter says.

When they were thinking about who to cast as Pikachu, VFX producer Greg Baxter says he and his team took lines from assorted actors’ past roles and animated an early version of Pikachu to the audio to see how it looked. Danny DeVito was one of the actors they did a test for. “It was really very funny, so I couldn’t speak to all the reasons why it wasn’t Danny DeVito cast,” Baxter says. “I love Danny and some point maybe after the movie comes about, we can share those early tests. It’s absolutely hilarious.”

Boyter also offered up a strange, cryptic tease saying, “I can’t give away too much, but in terms of where the story goes and how it evolves, we had to sort of look at everything, including what fans weren’t seeing yet to make the decision. But that spirit of Danny DeVito, I promise you, is still inside of Pikachu.” When I said that sounds like a great quote for the movie's poster, Boyter laughed and said, "By the way, Ryan would probably love that."

In other weird miscellaneous news, reportedly the VFX team were test casting Danny DeVito. (So what they did is they just had a rough animation of Pikachu and used lines from movies and TV to see how it would look/feel/sound coming out of the character.)

This tells me they were concerned about more than just the vocal performance. Now I'm more certain than ever of the prediction I made back on page 2 of this thread:

Spoiler: SPOILER

Ryan Reynolds is also playing Harry Goodman.

 

[Bguy7]

In other weird miscellaneous news, reportedly the VFX team were test casting Danny DeVito. (So what they did is they just had a rough animation of Pikachu and used lines from movies and TV to see how it would look/feel/sound coming out of the character.)

I don't get it, what's up with the obsession of Dany DeVito playing Detective Pikachu? I didn't understand back when the game came out, and I still don't understand it now.

Spoiler: SPOILER

Ryan Reynolds is also playing Harry Goodman.

Spoiler: Spoiler from Detective Pikachu Game

Okay, that would make sense given the game's plot, but how would it make sense given the actors? The actor playing Tim isn't exactly the same race as Ryan Reynolds.

EDIT: Just after posting this, I realized that the easy answer would be that Tim is of mixed heritage. Not the kind of thing you'd expect, but a logical answer. Perhaps even done on purpose to make the twist harder to guess.

 

[Lady Umbreon]

Spoiler: Spoiler from Detective Pikachu Game

Okay, that would make sense given the game's plot, but how would it make sense given the actors? The actor playing Tim isn't exactly the same race as Ryan Reynolds.

EDIT: Just after posting this, I realized that the easy answer would be that Tim is of mixed heritage. Not the kind of thing you'd expect, but a logical answer. Perhaps even done on purpose to make the twist harder to guess.

The easy answer is more accurate than you realize.

Spoiler: Wikipedia

Justice Smith is biracial. His father is African American, his mother is Italian & French-Canadian.

 

[Bguy7]

The easy answer is more accurate than you realize.

Spoiler: Wikipedia

Justice Smith is biracial. His father is African American, his mother is Italian & French-Canadian.

Well there you go. Didn't know that. Works just fine.