So apparently, this license is something people actually want to make, but will anybody actually want to see it? Sure, The LEGO Movie proved there is a market to make something genuinely compelling out of the most unlikely of sources, as evidenced by the the upcoming Pixels, but it’s a big jump from iconic characters from multiple generations childhood to the googly eyed faces you send people when you don’t feel like typing anymore. What’s more, Sony will have to move quickly, with another Emoji pitch being put up for bidding very soon. So, we could see duelling Emoji movies vying for our cash at the box office. In the words of the immortal Charlie Brown, ‘good grief’.
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