Pokemon: Detective Pikachu live action movie confirmed
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A live action Pokemon movie is to begin production in 2017, Legendary Entertainment has confirmed.
The film will focus on Detective Pikachu - a new character in the universe, introduced through a video game in Japan earlier this year.
The news comes following the huge international success of the Pokemon Go game in recent weeks.
Pokemon was first released as a video game in 1996 and led to an animated TV series and film franchise, plus merchandise including trading cards - which became a craze in UK schools in the early 2000s.