The Emoji Movie 2: Political Messages

The Emoji Movie 2: Political Messages is a 2026 American 3D computer-animated buddy romantic comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and released by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Tony Leondis, it is a sequel to the 2017 film The Emoji Movie and the second installment in the trilogy. T.J. Miller and Anna Faris reprise their roles from the first film, with Mark Hamill, Harris Dickson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Ellie Kemper, and Benedict Cumberbatch joining the cast. In the film, emojis Gene, Jailbreak, and Hi-5 face off The Mayor of Textopolis, Josh Brown, who plans to politically corrupt the city. The film was released on August 7, 2026, and was a box-office success, grossing over $534 million on a $75 million budget. The final film in the trilogy, The Emoji Movie 3: Mysterious Texts, was released in 2030.

Synopsis
Following the events of the first film, emojis Gene, Jailbreak, and Hi-5 face off Josh Brown, the Mayor of Textopolis, who plots to politically corrupt the city.

Voice cast

 * Anna Faris as Princess Linda / Jailbreak, a former princess emoji, Don and Wendy's daughter, Gene's girlfriend, and a scanner emoji from Textopolis.
 * Grey Griffin voices a younger Jailbreak.
 * T.J. Miller as Gene, a former outsider "meh" emoji who can show various expressions and is also Jailbreak's boyfriend.
 * Mark Hamill as Mayor John Brown, the malicious mayor of Textopolis who wishes to get rid of Jailbreak forever. Prior to her leaving Textopolis and meeting up with Gene and Hi-5 in the first film, the mayor has acted like a mentor to Jailbreak, and never once explaines his evil actions to her and why he hates her.
 * Harris Dickson as Ambristor Minion, the mayor's butler who is very worrysome about his actions and feels like he should relax so as to not get too worked up about Jailbreak.
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Reyfer, a rejected rebel emoji who is one of the two bad guys hired by the mayor to get rid of Jailbreak. He used to be the coolest emoji in Textopolis until the police caught him and sent him to jail, forcing him to get revenge on the city's mayor prior to his partnership with Hiss. In the end, he gets launched out of the phone and beaten up by Alex and Addie for being confused for a raccoon.
 * Jordan Peele as Hiss, a deranged snake emoji and Rejector's partner-in-crime who is one of the two bad guys hired by the mayor to get rid of Jailbreak. He used to be a well-meaning farmer until Alex started disliking snakes, and eventually, he got rejected prior to his partnership with Reyfer. In the end, he is shot and burned by FBI agents who happened to live in Textopolis following the end of his partnership with Reyfer.
 * Brad Pitt as Don, Jailbreak's overconfident but easygoing father who has longed for her to be a princess but never had any courage to tell her that. In the end, he respects her as who she really is.
 * Angelina Jolie as Wendy, Jailbreak's worrysome but loving mother and Don's wife who in her youth has warned Jailbreak that the mayor will destroy Textopolis and all of its people but never knew why.
 * Ellie Kemper as Alexa, the voice-over command of Alex's phone.
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Firefox, a red fox who can burst into open flames.
 * James Corden as Hi-5, a hand emoji representing a hi-5 signal who is a close friend to both Gene and Jailbreak.
 * Maya Rudolph as Smiler, a smiley emoji who formerly served as the main antagonist of the first two films.
 * Patrick Stewart as Poop, a poop emoji.
 * Sean Hayes as Steven, a devil emoji.
 * Steven Wright as Mel Meh, Gene's father.
 * Jennifer Coolidge as Mary Meh, Gene's mother.
 * Jake T. Austin as Alex, a human who is the owner and user of the smartphone where Gene lives.
 * Tati Gabrielle as Addie McAllister, Alex's girlfriend.
 * Conrad Vernon as Trojan Horse
 * Rob Riggle as Ice Cream Emoji
 * Tony Leondis as Laughter, Broom, Pizza