It’s time to catch ’em all because Pokémon is heading back to the big screen.
\n\nThe popular trading card and video game franchise is returning with “Pokémon: Wild Card,” a new movie releasing worldwide in 2027. The film was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, held in San Francisco. A short teaser also gave a brief look at the upcoming movie, which stars a trading card game player and a ghostly Pokémon named Mimikyu.
\n\nThe mysterious teaser reveals the trading card game player, who’s dressed in a yellow hoodie like Mimikyu. The ghost and fairy type Pokémon was introduced in “Sun” and “Moon,” the seventh generation games in the “Pokémon” franchise. It crudely disguises itself as a Pikachu, the mascot of the “Pokémon” series, but its true form is hidden below the yellow rag that it wears.
\n\nKatsuhiko Kitada, who previously worked on anime films and shows like “The First Slam Dunk,” “Attack on Titan,” “Naruto: Shippuden” and more, will direct “Pokémon: Wild Card.” Character design is being handled by Akemi Hayashi, who has worked on “Banana Fish,” “Lazarus” and other anime. CloverWorks, the Japanese animation studio behind titles like “Spy X Family,” “Bocchi the…
Original source: https://variety.com/