One of Hollywood’s Ten Commandments is Thou Shalt Make A Live-Action Movie Out of Every Children’s Property That Turns Twenty Years Of Age. The movie studios saw that “20” made of Pokemon that appeared in the Super Bowl ad. Guess what they want?
Yes, the time has seemingly come for a live-action Pokemon motion picture with cross-generational appeal, hopefully not directed or produced by Michael Bay. The Hollywood Reporter says Warner Bros. and Sony are both reported to be interested in nailing down the rights.
What’s most interesting about this fight is that Legendary Pictures is currently the highest bidder, and Legendary is owned by a Chinese investment company. Why is that a problem, exactly? Because China and Japan have hated each other for many centuries, and the odds of their patching things up between now and the time this movie comes out are low. A Japanese IP’s movie rights resting in the hands of a Chinese conglomerate could be a PR disaster in Japan.
It is, however, not unprecedented. Legendary helped the last American Godzilla movie into production. It was released by Warner Bros, but Legendary co-produced it and their logo appeared there. They’re in talks to create a second Godzilla film in 2018.
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