Thanks to the incredible success of Pokemon Go Nintendo's shares rise by 10 percent ), Hollywood has renewed its interest in a live action Pokemon film.

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Deadline reports that Legendary Pictures - the company behind The Dark Knight Trilogy and Warcraft - is close to securing a deal to land the rights, but nothing has been finalized yet.We've known that Legendary has been chasing the franchise for some time , although Sony and Warner Bros. were also reportedly in the running back in April.Deadline also made brief mention of a recent rumor that Chronicle scribe Max Landis was in the running to write the screenplay for the live action flick.Niantic's Pokemon Go app has experienced phenomenal success in its first week, with Superdata Research analysts estimating it's earned $14.04 million just four days after launch. Looking around at the people glued to their phones on every street corner, it's currently showing no signs of slowing down.

Lucy O'Brien is an editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.