31 maswali ABOUT THE LIVE-ACTION POKÉMON MOVIE 

On Wednesday (July 20), Legendary Entertainment announced its plan to launch the first live-action Pokémon film franchise, starting with a "Detective Pikachu" movie. Adapted from a recently released Japanese video game called

, the film will supposedly follow a curious Pikachu unlike any other. He many not be as powerful as he fellow Pika brethren, but this Pokémon claims to be a great detective — and when he meets a teen boy who\'s able to understand what he\'s saying, their great Poké-adventure begins.

Unlike regular old BORING Pikachu, Detective Pikachu is able to say things other than "Pika!" and "Pikachuuuuu." Plus, the game is set in Rhyme City, where Pokémon and people live

. Clearly, a Detective Pikachu movie is what the world needs to cleanse its soul of rampant xenophobia.

But what would a live-action Pokémon movie even look like? And more importantly, would Danny DeVito be able to clear his schedule in time to voice Detective Pikachu? With so many questions, I\'ve decided to compile them into one very convenient list. I\'ll be eagerly awaiting your reply, Detective Pikachu. (But please keep in mind that I don\'t speak Pokémon.)

3. Since humans and Pokémon live together in Rhyme City, do all the Pokémon speak English?

5. Is Detective Pikachu secretly jealous that he\'ll never be able to compete in a Pokémon tournament?

7. What kind of name is Tim Goodman anyway? With a name like "Good-Man," he\'s clearly the Chosen One in the Detective Pikachu universe.

9. We know he has a Sherlock-inspired hat, but does he own a trench coat? It\'s very important that he\'s able to complete the look.

11. Wait. Does Detective Pikachu vape?? Who knows what could go down in Rhyme City.

13. Is Hollywood secretly fat-shaming the Squirtle Squad? BECAUSE THAT IS NOT VERY NICE. Squirtles can be movie stars too.

14. Will the Detective Pikachu movie be a mix of live-action and hand-drawn animation à la

16. Does Tim Goodman want to be the very best, or is he OK with being average?

17. Are there any women in this movie? (Eevee and Jigglypuff don\'t count.)

19. Does he have any cool tech? (Honestly, Pikachu doesn\'t even have thumbs, so how does he hold his magnifying glass?)

20. Is Detective Pikachu the outcast among the other Pokémon?

22. Will it be Danny DeVito? The internet seems to really like that idea.

24. In that case, will Simon Pegg be Detective Pikachu? That guy loves motion-capture.

26. Please please please cast Bran Stark from

27. What kind of crime will Detective Pikachu solve? Are we talking Pokémon-on-Pokémon crime, or something more sinister?

29. And finally, will this iconic theme make it into the movie at all?

31. Or will it be a collab between Jigglypuff and Beyoncé? TBH, Beyoncé is pretty much an IRL Pokémon. Think about it: they both have acute accents in their names for no damn reason.