Sony Wins Bidding War for Emoji Movie

Any social media savvy individual is familiar with those yellow smiley faces and ideograms known as “Emoji.” According to Deadline, Sony Pictures Animation has won a bidding war for an animated feature pitch about these colorful emoticons. The film will be directed and co-written by Anthony Leondis, who’s previous credits include Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor, and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters. Leondis also recently completed DreamWorks Animation’s B.O.O.: Bureau Of Otherworldly Operations, which is still awaiting a release date.

A film about Emoji might sound like a ridiculous premise for a motion picture, but if The Lego Movie taught us anything last year, it’s that any idea has potential to produce something awesome.