Ryan Reynolds on being cast for Detective Pikachu

Detective Pikachu is quite the snarky Pokemon, and that was before Ryan Reynolds was signed to play the character on the big-screen. It's clear the people involved with the film wanted the right actor to bring that side of the detective's persona to life in the movie. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Reynolds talks about being brought in to help shape that aspect of the character.

"I think they hired me for some of that. A whole bunch of us took passes at the script -- I also took a pass at the script. We all got to kind of shape it the way we wanted; I got to make sure the voice sort of worked the way I think it could work for me. Inevitably, I'm at the mercy of the filmmakers."