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In January 2019, months ahead of the release of ''Detective Pikachu'', [[Legendary Entertainment]] announced that a sequel was already in development, with Oren Uziel signed on as screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/detective-pikachu-sequel-works-1179211|title='Detective Pikachu' Sequel in the Works With '22 Jump Street' Writer (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061000/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/detective-pikachu-sequel-works-1179211|archive-date=January 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/detective-pikachu-sequel-1203118582/|title='Detective Pikachu' Sequel in Development With '22 Jump Street' Writer|last=McNary|first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=January 25, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320081530/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/detective-pikachu-sequel-1203118582/|archive-date=March 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on May 3, 2021, Smith said regarding a potential sequel: "I think we have to just kind of bury our hopes. I don't think it's going to happen. I really hope so though",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/justice-smith-hbo-max-generation-detective-pikachu|title=Justice Smith on defining a Generation and Detective Pikachu 2|date=May 3, 2021|website=Inverse|access-date=May 5, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731123548/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/justice-smith-hbo-max-generation-detective-pikachu|url-status=live}}</ref> while in October 2022, Kathryn Newton, admitted to being optimistic about a sequel. In February 2023, a representative from Legendary Entertainment said that a sequel is still "in active development".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/pokemon-detective-pikachu-2-movie-in-development-legendary-entertainment/|title=Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 2 Still in Development from Legendary Entertainment|date=February 2, 2023|website=Comicbook|access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202813/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/pokemon-detective-pikachu-2-movie-in-development-legendary-entertainment/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, it was announced that [[Jonathan Krisel]] would direct the sequel and that [[Chris Galletta]] would write the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2023-03-03 |title=Legendary Taps Jonathan Krisel To Direct 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu' Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/legendary-jonathan-krisel-pokemon-detective-pikachu-sequel-1235277486/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303170228/https://deadline.com/2023/03/legendary-jonathan-krisel-pokemon-detective-pikachu-sequel-1235277486/ |url-status=live }}</ref>