Moving Picture Company
| Moving Picture Company MPC Film | ||||
 MPC logo | ||||
| Founded | 1970 | |||
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| Headquarters | Paris, France | |||
| Type | Subsidiary | |||
| Industry | Visual effects, CGI, animation | |||
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The Moving Picture Company, or MPC, is a European visual effects studio that works on television and film. A subsidiary of Technicolor until its 2025 bankruptcy, it is currently a subsidiary of TransPerfect.[1] The studio has won Academy Awards for its work on Life of Pi, The Jungle Book, and 1917.
MPC was the lead VFX studio for POKÉMON Detective Pikachu, working on art direction, visual effects, and animation.[2] It is credited as MPC Film in the Pokémon Trading Card Game on cards associated with the movie.
Work
The Moving Picture Company designed about 65 Pokémon for POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.[3] Thirty of these designs, including Detective Pikachu himself, were fully animated by the studio.[2] Artists would consult with animal experts and design skeletal and muscular systems to determine how the Pokémon would look and move in a realistic style.[3] About 25 Pokémon, including Sawk, were ultimately cut due to disagreements within the team about their appearance.[3] The company has said that the giant Torterra scene was among the most challenging to animate.[2]
MPC Film has illustrated 15 cards for the Trading Card Game, all of which are associated with the movie. A full list of cards illustrated by it can be found here.
References
- ↑ Technicolor Bankruptcy: TransPerfect Acquires MPC and The Mill's France Operations | Variety, Mar 28, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pokémon Detective Pikachu | mpcvfx.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Here's How Detective Pikachu Brought Pokémon Into the Real World | Time, May 7, 2019
| POKÉMON Detective Pikachu | |
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| Characters | Tim Goodman • Detective Pikachu • Lucy Stevens • Lt. Hide Yoshida • Howard Clifford • Roger Clifford • Dr. Ann Laurent • Sebastian • Jack • Mewtwo • Harry Goodman |
| Locations | Ryme City • Hi-Hat Café • Ryme Wharf • Pokémon Comprehensive Laboratory |
| Other | R • Berserk Gene |
| Soundtrack and score | Soundtrack |
| Adaptations | Comic • Novel (UK) |
| TCG | TCG expansion • Detective Pikachu (Detective Pikachu 10, SM Promo 190, SM Promo 194, S-P Promo 99) • Charizard-GX • Mewtwo-GX • Greninja-GX • Bulbasaur • Psyduck • Snubbull Case File (Special) • Charizard-GX Case File (Special) • Mewtwo-GX Case File • Greninja-GX Case File (Special) Collector Chest • Two Pack Blister • Tins • Café Figure Collection • On the Case Figure Collection • Ultra Pro accessories Special Jumbo Card Pack (Charizard-GX, Mewtwo-GX) • Deck case and sleeves Pokémon TCG Card Dex (Special unlockable features) |
| Merchandise | The Art and Making of Pokémon Detective Pikachu • Case Files guide book • Movie Journal activity book • Sticker Activity Book • Super Sleuth reader 2019 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys • Hi-Hat Cafe Collection • Ryme City Collection • Pokémon Shape Sugar Cookies • Mega Construx Pokémon |
| Software | Playground: Pokémon Detective Pikachu |
| Tie-in media | Who's that Pokémon? segments |
| Event distributions | GO Detective Pikachu and Raichu |
| Companies | Framestore • Moving Picture Company |
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