Ryan Reynolds is all set to play ‘Detective Pikachu’

Actor Ryan Reynolds has joined the cast of the new Pokemon movie, Detective Pikachu.

The Deadpool actor will provide the voice of the monster detective, and joins Justice Smith of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Kathryn Newton of Big Little Lies in the live-action film, reported Variety.

Director Rob Letterman is helming the project, while the script has been penned by Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch.

The story is about a teenager who teams up with Pikachu in order to find his kidnapped father.

Even though the Pikachu breed we are all so familiar with speaks only ‘Pika’ and ‘Chu,’ the detective character in the movie has a special ability to find things.

Reynolds is not only voicing the character, he will also deliver a motion capture performance for the pokemon.

Filming on the project is expected to start soon in London.

(WIth PTI Inputs)