VIDEO : A Live-Action Pokemon Movie is In The Making

There are plans for a live action Pokemon movie. The first Pokemon movie, called "Detective Pikachu," opens production in 2017. The character Detective Pikachu was introduced in a video game in Japan and Universal Pictures will handle distribution of the film outside Japan. Pokemon has been very successful especially this month. he game "Pokemon Go" became a global phenomenon when it launched this month which made $14 million .