The film also stars Kathryn Newton (Lady Bird) as Lucy, a junior reporter following her first big story, and Ken Watanabe (Godzilla, The Last Samurai) as Lt. Yoshida.
The upcoming film is written by Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) and directed by Rob Letterman (Shark Tale, Monsters vs. Aliens). Production for the film begins this year and is produced by Legendary Pictures, the film will be distributed by Universal Pictures overseas while TOHO will distribute the film in Japan. Detective Pikachu is set for a May 11th release.