Remember That Emoji Movie? Well, It’s Still Happening And It Just Added A Pretty Huge Star

 

When we first told you about The Emoji Movie: Express Yourself, we thought maybe it was some elaborate prank on the media. We know Hollywood has been successful making movies about Legos and Angry Birds, but would they really try to find an audience for a movie all about emojis?

The answer is yes. The script created an intense multi-studio bidding war. Sony came out victorious, and they were quick to release more details about the project…most likely because they knew people were already preparing to hate the film.

But surprisingly, the plot details don’t sound that terrible. As we reported back in April

“The story will follow the Emoji characters leaving ‘Emoji Valley’ and entering the home screen of your phone. From there, they discover each app on the phone contains its own world with several adventures waiting for them inside.”

Call me crazy, but it sounds intriguing to me, and I’m not the only one who thinks that. Deadpool star T.J. Miller obviously believes in the project as well. He will be one of the major voices in the movie. The announcement was made yesterday in a tweet from Sony Animation.

They released the “audition tape” you see at the top of this page to promote the casting news. This move should make the haters calm down for a bit. Miller is a hilarious dude and he’s worked on successful animated projects in the past, including the Academy Award-winning film Big Hero 6.

The Emoji Movie: Express Yourself will hit theaters August 11, 2017.

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