As far as introducing an audience to the live action world of Pokémon, Detective Pikachu was a super effective film. Fan favorite creatures like Cubone, Gyarados, and Greninja were each given a moment to shine, their iconic designs brought to life by glorious CGI models that many of us never expected to see faithfully adapted on the big screen.
However, even though fans were satisfied, the same couldn’t be said for those at The Pokémon Company, the Japanese firm responsible for brand management and licensing of the franchise. According to the movie’s visual effects supervisor Erik Nordby in an interview with Time Magazine, the company had a strong reaction to Lickitung’s textured design early on in production:
“For something to feel real, it has to have real-world grit and texture. But the Pokémon Company would see that and think it was dirty. We had to walk them through…...
However, even though fans were satisfied, the same couldn’t be said for those at The Pokémon Company, the Japanese firm responsible for brand management and licensing of the franchise. According to the movie’s visual effects supervisor Erik Nordby in an interview with Time Magazine, the company had a strong reaction to Lickitung’s textured design early on in production:
“For something to feel real, it has to have real-world grit and texture. But the Pokémon Company would see that and think it was dirty. We had to walk them through…...
- 5/20/2019
- by Mike Lee
- We Got This Covered
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