Ryan Reynolds' Detective Pikachu Could Have Sounded Entirely Different

Ryan Reynolds is bringing his immediately recognizable voice to Detective Pikachu when it arrives in theaters next week, yet a new interview with the Deadpool star reveals the iconic electric mouse could have sounded a lot different.


Reynolds is lending his voice to the wise-cracking Pokémon, though for all intents and purposes he's essentially playing, well, Ryan Reynolds. Yet according to the star throughout an interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, that wasn't what he had in mind to start with.


During his pre-role prep, Reynolds had gone to the film team with ideas of giving little Pikachu a "film noir" sound, or something like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit had a baby with Blade Runner," as he so succinctly put it. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately in this case) the team didn't go for it.


"Or maybe just do Ryan Reynolds ... Maybe shut up and do the other thing," Reynolds recalled of the conversation. Yet who is aware? It may have added some intriguing "flavor" to Pikachu, who several had been hoping could be voiced by Danny DeVito in the opening place, which would have absolutely been A Choice.


because the movie's promotional schedule went into full swing, Reynolds had shared a fun little fake documentary about his "process" as soon as it comes to acting. It was quite naturally meant to be a parody, yet apparently people thought it was real – which Reynolds couldn't believe.


"Even in the casual glance at my resume, I am not Daniel Day-Lewis or Christian Bale. I just graduated from the Aerosmith online acting academy," he joked to Fallon.


Yet although he didn't get to use the voice he wanted to for Pikachu, Reynolds is still happy to be able to see the movie coming out, calling it a "nice adventure," especially as soon as "the news these days is just like pouring hot lemon juice into your eyeballs."


Detective Pikachu is set to open in theaters on May 10.