Legendary Pictures frontrunner for live-action Pokemon movie

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By Darian Scalamoni

               With the current nature of the addicting mobile game Pokemon Go, it seemed it would be only days until a live action Pokemon movie would be announced. Collider reports that there is currently a bidding war for the rights to make this movie a reality and China’s Legendary Pictures is the frontrunner. Legendary is responsible for bringing movies like Pacific Rim, Warcraft and The Dark Knight to the big screen so this would be a good home for the legendary Nintendo property.

            Back in April, it was reported that Sony and Warner Bros. were also interested in the ultra-popular franchise but Legendary has emerged out in front. Though the deal is not done officially yet, it seems inevitable that sometime soon we will see this deal be hashed out and finished.

            This would be a huge win for Pokemon as well as Nintendo who hasn’t had one of their properties adapted into a Hollywood movie since the disaster of a movie, Super Mario Bros. How do you guys feel about a live-action Pokemon movie? Are you excited? Comment below!