Pokémon Detective Pikachu - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Pokémon Detective Pikachu"
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Timing: 1:45 (105 min)
Pokémon Detective Pikachu - TMDB rating
6.907/10
7298
Pokémon Detective Pikachu - Kinopoisk rating
6.599/10
226301
Pokémon Detective Pikachu - IMDB rating
6.5/10
196000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Don McGowan
Producer
Hidenaga Katakami
Producer

Executive Producer

Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
Executive Producer
Toshio Miyahara
Executive Producer
Tsunekazu Ishihara
Executive Producer
Ali Mendes
Executive Producer
Kenji Okubo
Executive Producer
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Hiroyasu Matsuoka
Executive Producer
Koji Ueda
Executive Producer

Casting

Editor

James Thomas
Editor

Supervising Art Director

Ben Collins
Supervising Art Director

Costume Design

Suzie Harman
Costume Design

Stunts

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Mike Snow
Stunts
Joe Watts
Stunts
Luke Tumber
Stunts
Yusuf Chaudhri
Stunts
Rachael Evelyn
Stunts
Elliot Hawkes
Stunts

Production Design

Nigel Phelps
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

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Mark Southworth
Stunt Coordinator

Second Unit Director

Stephen Woolfenden
Second Unit Director

Set Decoration

Lisa Chugg
Set Decoration

Original Music Composer

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Henry Jackman

Henry Jackman
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Sam Breckman
Unit Production Manager

Co-Producer

Lisa Dennis
Co-Producer
Greg Baxter
Co-Producer
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Cliff Lanning
Co-Producer

Production Supervisor

Jessica Derhammer

Jessica Derhammer
Production Supervisor

Associate Producer

Andy Gose
Associate Producer

Second Assistant Director

Dan John
Second Assistant Director

Stunt Double

Director of Photography

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John Mathieson

John Mathieson
Director of Photography

Property Master

Roy Chapman
Property Master

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jonathan Fawkner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Erik Nordby
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pete Dionne
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bryan Litson
Visual Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Producer

Greg Baxter
Visual Effects Producer

First Assistant Director

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Cliff Lanning
First Assistant Director

Screenplay

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Dan Hernandez
Screenplay
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Benji Samit
Screenplay

Painter

George Dean
Painter

Story

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Dan Hernandez
Story
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Benji Samit
Story

Gaffer

Chuck Finch
Gaffer

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tim Wooster
Second Unit Director of Photography

Storyboard Artist

Robert Consing
Storyboard Artist
Tracey Wilson
Storyboard Artist

Digital Compositor

David Mir
Digital Compositor

Other

Junichi Masuda
Other

Conceptual Illustrator

Joe Studzinski
Conceptual Illustrator

Stand In

Sarah Turner
Stand In

Greensman

Peter Hooper
Greensman

VFX Artist

Paul Zeke
VFX Artist
Jared Hasselbach
VFX Artist
Alexander T.H. Browne
VFX Artist

Visual Effects Editor

Michelle Cabalu
Visual Effects Editor

Animation Director

Ferran Domenech
Animation Director

CG Supervisor

Ken Sugimori
CG Supervisor
Atsuko Ujiie
CG Supervisor
Eve Levasseur-Marineau
CG Supervisor

Video Game

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Satoshi Tajiri
Video Game
Hiroyuki Jinnai
Video Game

Draughtsman

Albert McCausland
Draughtsman

Dressing Prop

Mark Smith
Dressing Prop
Daniel Harford
Dressing Prop

Compositing Lead

What's left behind the scenes

  • This is the second time in history that Nintendo has granted Hollywood the rights to adapt one of its franchises. The first such franchise was "Super Mario Bros." The 1993 film of the same name, directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, was such a failure that Nintendo began to approach adaptations of its franchises with great caution.
  • The first actor whose participation in the project was officially announced was Justice Smith. In one of the scenes of the adventure melodrama "Paper Towns" (Jake Schreier, 2015), Smith's character performs a song from "Pokémon." Smith himself and actress Halston Sage, who starred in the film, came up with this idea.
  • When Tim first enters his father's apartment, a film that doesn't actually exist is playing on television. This segment was specifically filmed for the movie "Home Alone" (the scene with the pizza delivery guy) and is titled "Angels with Filthy Souls."
  • The Pokémon's quite realistic appearance is based on drawings by R.J. Palmer. The film's artist discovered him while searching for suitable options online. He liked Palmer's work so much that he appointed Palmer responsible for the concept art.
  • The crowd noise was recorded in Tennessee during the 2018 Pokémon World Championships.
  • When creating the Pokémon, The Pokémon Company insisted that they all remain cute at all times and no matter what.
  • According to operator John Mathison, the film was shot on film for greater realism, whereas most films are now shot digitally.
  • Viewers created a petition for Danny DeVito to voice Pikachu.
  • The first trailer for the film garnered 100 million views on social media within the first 24 hours.
  • Ryme City is a blend of London and Tokyo.
  • This is the second time in history that Nintendo has licensed one of its franchises to Hollywood for adaptation. The first such franchise was "Super Mario Bros.". The film of the same name, released in 1993 and directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, was such a failure that Nintendo began to approach adaptations of its franchises with great caution.
  • Justice Smith was the first actor whose participation in the project was officially announced. In one scene of the adventure melodrama "Paper Towns" (Jake Schreier, 2015), Smith's character performs a song from "Pokémon." Smith and actress Halston Sage came up with this idea themselves.
  • When Tim first enters his father's apartment, a film is playing on television that doesn't actually exist. This segment was specifically filmed for the movie "Home Alone" (the scene with the pizza delivery guy) and is titled "Angels with Filthy Souls."
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