It was only last week
we heard that the bidding for the movie rights of the fabled Pokémon franchise were heating up again thanks to the runaway success of Pokémon Go—but now we have confirmation: Legendary is teaming up with The Pokémon Company to make a live-action movie… but not the one you were expecting.
Source: io9 – Detective Pikachu Will Be the First Live-Action Pokémon Movie