Live Action Pokemon series in development
Live Action Pokemon series is currently in the works
Netflix is developing a live-action Pokemon but sadly it is not a Detective Pikachu sequel. For a budget of $150 Million, it made $433 million at the box office. As Popular as that movie is, it is not going to have a sequel. The Actor from the movie already disconfirmed it. The success of that film though gives Netflix an idea that a live action Pokemon can be feasible.
The Live-Action Pokemon I am talking about is a Netflix original. It could be a stand-alone story or an adaptation of the games and Anime.. Original characters might be a better option because the Anime and Game characters don’t age. They stay young forever because of a floating timeline. The Humans are not the star of the Franchise anyway but the Pocket Monsters themselves. Ash Ketchum not aging for 30 years is not going to translate well with live action.
Even if the anime has a fanbase, I have a feeling they will go for an original standalone story. Joe Henderson of Lucifer fame is currently in talks for making this series happen. You know what will be a great idea? Have Jason Paige write the theme song for this series and sing the soundtrack. He still have it. That will give a nostalgia blast to some kid from the 90s and his voice is familiar to Pokemon fans. Gotta catch em all!
Let’s just hope it will be more like Detective Pikachu and less of a Death Note live action. Netflix have a bad history with making Western live action of Anime.
Real-like actors age so their characters will also age in real-time. Netflix had a bad history with making live-action adaptations of Anime and video games. Most likely they are now in the process of developing the shows’ storyline.