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>Before the film started, I spotted Hidenaga Katakami, one of the producers of [Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution]. I called him over and asked him a bunch of questions since there were no interview opportunities. He revealed to me that The Pokemon Company had to get the rights to [Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back] from Takeshi Shudo’s estate (the original writer of the film). I also asked him if this is why the Mewtwo in the Genesect movie was different (to legally distinguish it from his). He said yes, thus confirming my long-standing theory!
How the fuck does this work, why did the original writer have ownership of the character/movie? Does Pokemon lose the rights to most of their movies if Hideki Sonoda dies?
