Legendary is reportedly in negotiations to hire Nicole Perlman ("Guardians of the Galaxy") and Alex Hirsch ("Gravity Falls") to pen the upcoming film adaptation of "Pokemon."

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According to Variety, the duo will write the live-action take on the property, which will be titled "Detective Pikachu," and center around the titular CG character. The project was sold to Legendary, after a long-fought bidding war, two weeks after the launch of the immensely popular augmented reality game, "Pokemon Go."

The character of Detective Pikachu -- a talking, mystery-solving version of the iconic Pokemon -- starred in the Japan-only Nintendo 3DS game "Great Detective Pikachu." An English version of the game has been petitioned by fans since the Japanese release.

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Distributed by Toho in Japan and Universal Pictures outside the region, "Detective Pikachu" hasn't been given a release date; though it's reportedly set to begin production in 2017.