The Emoji Movie: Chapter 2

The Emoji Movie: Chapter 2 is a 2026 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Tony Leondis and written by Leondis, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers, and is based on the emojis inside smartphones. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, it is a sequel to the 2017 film The Emoji Movie and the second installment in the trilogy. The film stars the voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Richard Gere, Will Arnett, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madison Iseman, Tony Hale, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film's plot follows Gene Meh, Hi-5, Jailbreak, and Smiler, who are accidentally sent to the human world following a glitch in Alex's phone, as they navigate around the real world, and team up with a crew of filmmakers who are on the run from a crazy hitman to do so. The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater on July 26, 2026, and was released theatrically in the United States on July 31, 2026, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It grossed over $378 million worldwide on a $52 million budget. Like its predecessor, The Emoji Movie: Chapter 2 received near-universal disdain from critics and audiences alike, although the animation was praised. It won a Razzie Award for Worst Prequel or Sequel. A spin-off film, titled Alex + Addie, focusing on the human characters, was released in 2031, whilst a sequel, titled The Emoji Movie: Chapter 3 - Last Text, was released in 2035.

Synopsis
Following the events of the first film, Gene is now a celebrity in Textopolis, with everyone (even Smiler) giving him much praise as the most popular emoji in the text center. One day, however, Gene, along with Hi-5, Jailbreak, and Smiler, are accidentally tossed into the human world after Alex's phone glitches. Now they must navigate around the real world in order to get back to their world, and while doing it, they team up with a crew of filmmakers who are on the run from a crazy hitman.

Voice cast

 * T.J. Miller as Gene Meh, a "meh" emoji who can show various expressions.
 * James Corden as Hi-5, a goofy and childish but friendly hand emoji representing a high five signal and Gene's best friend.
 * Anna Faris as Jailbreak, a cool and tech-savvy hacker emoji that was revealed to be princess emoji named Linda towards the end of the first film and is Gene's girlfriend and roommate.
 * Maya Rudolph as Smiler, a crazy but kindhearted smiley emoji that formerly served as the main antagonist of the first film.
 * Richard Gere as Eddie McLeach, a crazy hitman that hunts weird creatures and is currently after Gene and his emoji friends.
 * Will Arnett as Tony Rochester, the owner of Rochester's Movies who teams up with Gene and his emoji friends and is also on the run from McLeach.
 * Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as Wolfie and Wolfer, a pair of wisecracking wolves that Gene and his friends meet in the woods.
 * Madison Iseman as Sasha, an employee of Rochester's who works the cameras at Rochester's Movies.
 * Tony Hale as Jeff, an employee of Rochester's who works in the make-up department at Rochester's Movies.
 * Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Benson, an employee of Rochester's who works as a boom operator at Rochester's Movies.
 * Patrick Stewart as Poop, a fancy poop emoji and one of Gene's friends.
 * Steven Wright as Mel Meh, Gene's emoji father and Mary's husband.
 * Jennifer Coolidge as Mary Meh, Gene's emoji mother and Mel's wife.
 * John Michael Higgins as Mayor Messenger, the Mayor of Textopolis.
 * Taylor Swift as Akika Sparkle, a "super cool" dancer who lives in the Dubsmash app.
 * Sean Hayes as Steven, a wisecracking devil emoji and one of Gene's friends.
 * Sofia Vergara as Flamenca, a flamboyant flamenco dancer emoji and one of Gene's friends.
 * Jake T. Austin as Alex, an insecure and unintelligent but friendly human teenager who owns and operates the smartphone where Gene and his emoji friends live.
 * Tati Gabrielle as Addie McAllister, Alex's awkward but loving girlfriend and close confidant.
 * Rob Riggle as Bill Freeze, the unnamed ice cream emoji from the first film.
 * Conrad Vernon as the Trojan Horse, who serves as a bartender in the Piracy app.
 * Tony Leondis as the Laughter, Broom, and Pizza emojis, respectively.
 * Dan Aykroyd as himself, an emoji version of the actor who was mistaken by Hi-5 for Bill Murray.
 * June Squibb as Amanda, en elderly and ill-tempered ostrich emoji.
 * Liam Aiken as Ronnie Ramtech, one of the two programmers and Jailbreak's co-worker that select which Emoji to display on a phone.