The Emoji Movie is a 2017 American animated comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was directed by Tony Leondis from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Siegel and Mike White, based on a story by Leondis and Siegel. It stars the voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Jake T. Austin, Christina Aguilera, SofÃa Vergara, Sean Hayes, and Sir Patrick Stewart. Based on emojis, the film centers on a multi-expressional emoji Gene (Miller), who exists in a digital city called Textopolis, for a smartphone owned by Alex (Austin), embarking on a journey to become a normal emoji capable of only a single expression, accompanied by his friends, Hi-5 (Corden) and Jailbreak (Faris). During their travels through the other apps, the trio must save their world from total destruction before it is reset for functionality.
The Emoji Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tony Leondis
Screenplay by
Tony Leondis
Eric Siegel
Mike White
Story by
Tony Leondis
Eric Siegel
Based on
Emojis
Produced by
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Starring
T.J. Miller
James Corden
Anna Faris
Maya Rudolph
Steven Wright