Emoji – Der Film
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The Emoji Movie (previously known as Emojimovie: Express Yourself) is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated film directed by Tony Leondis and written by Leondis, Eric Siegel and Mike White.[1] Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the film will be released on August 4, 2017, by Columbia Pictures.[2]
Synopsis
The film will center on Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, as he sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.[3][4]
Cast
- T. J. Miller as Gene, an outsider emoji who can show multiple expressions[5][1]
- Ilana Glazer as Jailbreak, a codebreaker emoji[4][3]
- James Corden as Hi-Five, a hand emoji[4][3]
- Tom Kane as Poop Daddy, a poop emoji[3][6][7]
- Steven Wright as Mel Meh, Gene's emoji father[1]
- Rob Riggle as an ice cream emoji[1][8]
Production
On July 21, 2015, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation had won the bidding war, against Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures, of an animated film centered on emoji, based on the script by Eric Siegel and Tony Leondis, with Leondis also directing the film. Michelle Raimo Kouyate would produce the film.[9] At 2016 CinemaCon, the film was officially announced and it was revealed that it would be set in the digital world in a smartphone.[10]
In July 2016, T. J. Miller was announced[5] as lead Emoji Gene in a tweet by Sony Pictures Animation[11] on World Emoji Day. In October 2016, it was announced that Ilana Glazer and James Corden will be joining the cast as well.[4] In December 2016, the film's title was renamed from Emojimovie: Express Yourself, to simply The Emoji Movie.[12]
On December 20, 2016, a teaser trailer for the film was released.[1]
Release
In November 2015, Sony scheduled the film to be released on August 11, 2017.[13] A year later, it was moved forward to August 4, 2017, with Sony's Baby Driver taking its date.[2]
References
External links
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- ↑ a b c d e Matt Goldberg: ‘The Emoji Movie’ Trailer Literally Gets Promoted by “Meh”. Collider, 20. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 20. Dezember 2016.
- ↑ a b Patrick Hipes: ‘The Dark Tower’ Release Date Moved Into Summer 2017, ‘Jumanji’ Shifts To Christmas As Sony Juggles Slate. Deadline, 3. November 2016, abgerufen am 20. November 2016.
- ↑ a b c d Amid Amidi: ‘Emojimovie: Express Yourself’ Promises To Make You A Better Person. Cartoon Brew, 10. Oktober 2016, abgerufen am 20. November 2016.
- ↑ a b c d Ashley Lee: James Corden, Ilana Glazer Join Animated 'EmojiMovie' In: The Hollywood Reporter, October 10, 2016. Abgerufen im November 20, 2016
- ↑ a b Dan Snierson: Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller to voice lead character in emoji movie. Entertainment Weekly, 17. Juli 2016.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/EmojiMovie/status/811254881784709120
- ↑ Blair Marnell: THE EMOJI MOVIE TEASER TRAILER ARRIVES WITH A ‘MEH’ AND A POOP DADDY. The Nerdist, 20. Dezember 2016.
- ↑ Blair Marnell: THE EMOJI MOVIE TEASER TRAILER ARRIVES WITH A ‘MEH’ AND A POOP DADDY. The Nerdist, 20. Dezember 2016.
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr: Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct In: Deadline, July 21, 2015. Abgerufen im December 23, 2015 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Bob Chipman: Emoji Movie Officially Announced by Sony; Plot Details Revealed In: Screen Rant, April 13, 2016. Abgerufen im April 16, 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Sony Pictures Animation: Emoji Movie: Express Yourself - T.J. Miller Audition. Twitter, 17. Juli 2016, abgerufen am 20. November 2016.
- ↑ Recent Movie Title Changes. In: Box Office Mojo. Archiviert vom am 20. Dezember 2016; abgerufen am 19. Dezember 2016.
- ↑ Spencer Perry: Emoji Movie, Animated Spider-Man and Peter Rabbit Get Release Dates. ComingSoon.net, 22. Dezember 2015, abgerufen am 23. Dezember 2015 (amerikanisches Englisch).