Legendary first picked up the rights to the project back in 2008, but now they're finally moving forward with it, having picked up a new writer to pen the script.
While the critters of Pokémon are animal-like, you can't actually find Pikachu and his buddies in earth's animal kingdom.
Which is why PETA's recent attack on the popular Nintendo characters has many people scratching their heads.
Anybody who was in high school marching band can go ahead and hang their head in shame now. The Ohio State University marching band just made all those mornings you woke up early to practice 'Taking It to the Streets' totally obsolete.