Disclosure: I was invited by Sony to view upcoming screens from the Emoji Movie. All opinions expressed here are my own.
The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone’s user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene (T.J. Miller), an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become “normal” like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 (James Corden) and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak (Anna Faris). Together, they embark on an epic “app-venture” through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the Code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it’s deleted forever.
Take a look at the official trailer of the movie.
The phone is owned by Alex, voiced by Jake T. Austin. Many kids at home have their own phone and they use emojis to help them communicate. I must admit at times they are emojis that I don’t recognize and need help to find out what it means.
We got a great opportunity to view pieces of the movie and after ward got the privilege to interview the cast. We first got to talk with Jake T. Austin, who many of you might know from his as Dora’s cousin Diego. I have to admit it was a trill to meet the person behind the voice. He was wonderful taking time to talk to us and answer our questions. Jake told us that he had a great time lending his voice to Alex, who is just a teen trying to get through school and find a date. This is happening while his phone apps are trying to stay alive.
The movie was not yet completed when we saw it, but it was fun and relevant to everyone. The director, Tony Leondis, promised that they were some surprises in store for us when we see the finished product. I can’t wait to see it when it opens of July 28, 2017.
Let me know what you think, when you see it.
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