Detective Pikachu has been turning heads because of its photo-realistic Pokemon designs that many feel successfully translate the creatures from the video game to the big screen. However, one such Pokemon, who is featured heavily in Detective Pikachu's marketing, was almost cut from the film.

This is according to Detective Pikachu film director Rob Letterman. Letterman first got the idea for a Mr. Mime interrogation scene like the one in the Detective Pikachu trailer two years ago when he read the script for the 3DS game. "Full disclosure, I thought no way in a million years would [the Mr. Mime scene] work. Honestly. It was so weird. I wanted to cut it at one point, because I was like this can't possibly work. It's insane," he told IGN.

At first, The Pokemon Company was reluctant to let Letterman use Mr. Mime in the movie because of his strange appearance. Mr. Mime is widely regarded as one of the weirdest-looking Pokemon, thanks to his human-like features, and it seemed as though he would look too creepy on the big screen. Ultimately, Letterman actually had to ask The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara directly for permission to use Mr. Mime in the Detective Pikachu movie.

For the most part, it seems as though fans have responded well to Mr. Mime's Detective Pikachu appearance. However, Mr. Mime is far from the only Pokemon that will be featured in the movie. A Detective Pikachu mock casting call trailer showed off over 30 of the Pokemon that will be appearing in the film, which includes creatures from almost all of the different generations.

Detective Pikachu will even feature at least one legendary Pokemon. It's been confirmed by trailers that Mewtwo will be in Detective Pikachu, with his appearance rumored to be part of a set-up for a larger Pokemon cinematic universe.

Before a Pokemon cinematic universe is possible, though, Detective Pikachu has to be a hit. Right now, it looks like Detective Pikachu could very well be one of the biggest movies of the year and break the video game movie curse, but we'll have to wait a few more weeks to find out for sure.

Detective Pikachu will premiere in theaters on May 10, 2019.

Source: IGN