Planes: The Series

The Emoji Movie Reupgraded is a 2026 American 3D live-action/computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who also directed Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009), 21 Jump Street (2012), The Lego Movie (2014), and 22 Jump Street (2014). It is a sequel to the 2017 film The Emoji Movie and a soft reboot of The Emoji Movie franchise. The film stars the live-action talents of Chadwick Boseman, Michael Keaton, Isiah Mustafa, Tiffany Haddish, Dan Aykroyd, Ed Helms, Jim Carrey, and Ryan Reynolds, with the voices of T.J. Miller, Anna Faris, James Corden, Ben Stiller, Anne Hathaway, Owen Wilson, Keegan-Michael Key, John Lithgow, Jessica Chastain, and Aaron-Taylor Johnson. In the film, emojis Gene, Jailbreak, and Hi-5 cross universes with a parallel human world and team up with three new emojis named Mitch, Celena, and Tiny, as well as two teenage humans named Tony Brian and Julian DeBree, to defeat a cube-shaped virus named Aunt Agonist and her rooster sidekick Rocky. Mark Mothersbaugh, Lord and Miller's longtime recurring composer, composes this film, replacing Patrick Doyle from the first film. The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Vertigo Entertainment, Rideback, and Lord Miler Productions, and was released on May 29, 2026, by Columbia Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing over $623 million on an $80 million budget. A sequel, The Emoji Movie: Out of Expression, was released in 2030.

Synopsis
When emojis Gene (voice of T.J. Miller), Jailbreak (voice of Anna Faris), and Hi-5 (voice of James Corden) encounter three similar-persona-d emojis Mitch (voice of Ben Stiller), Celena (voice of Anne Hathaway), and Tiny (voice of Owen Wilson), they must cross universes with a parallel human world in order to defeat the sinister virus Aunt Agonist (voice of Jessica Chastain) and her rooster sidekick Rocky (voice of Aaron-Taylor Johnson).

Cast
Voice cast
 * Chadwick Boseman as Tony Brian, a 17-year old teenager from a human universe parallel to the real world.
 * Michael Keaton as Julian DeBree, Tony's best friend and partner in mischief.
 * Isiah Mustafa as Jeremiah Dawson, Tony's cousin.
 * Tiffany Haddish as Regina Ferguson, Tony's girlfriend who works as a stripper at a bar.
 * Dan Aykroyd as Will Robinson, Tony's arch-rival.
 * Ed Helms as Woody Roberts, Tony's other best friend and neighbor.
 * Jim Carrey as Hamilton Davis, Tony's other neighbor who is extremely nosey and rude.
 * Ryan Reynolds as Tad Stevens, Hamilton's best friends who works as the mascot of Fricker's, Tony's favorite restaurant.
 * T.J. Miller as Gene Meh, a former outsider "meh" emoji who can show various expressions.
 * Anna Faris as Jailbreak/Linda, a hacker emoji and Gene's girlfriend.
 * James Corden as Hi-5, a hand emoji representing a hi-5 signal and Gene's best friend.
 * Ben Stiller as Mitch, an emoji from a digital universe who can show various expressions.
 * Anne Hathaway as Celena, a stripper emoji and Mitch's girlfriend.
 * Owen Wilson as Tiny, a hand emoji who can change forms and is Mitch's best friend.
 * John Lithgow as Ed, a smiley emoji from the digital universe.
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Diablo, a devil emoji who is an aggressive hothead.
 * Jessica Chastain as Aunt Agonist, a black, yellow-teethed, cube-shaped virus with tentacles for arms.
 * Aaron-Taylor Johnson as Rocky, an anthropomorphic rooster and Aunt's henchman.
 * Maya Rudolph as Smiler, a smiley emoji from Textopolis who runs and operates its Text Center.
 * Patrick Stewart as Poop, a poop emoji.
 * Steven Wright as Mel Meh, Gene's father.
 * Jennifer Coolidge as Mary Meh, Gene's father.
 * Sean Hayes as Steven, a devil emoji.
 * Sofia Vergara as Flamenca, a flamenco dancer emoji.
 * Jake T. Austin as Alex, a human who lives in the same digital universe as Mitch, Celena, and Tiny, formerly an owner and operator of a smart phone where Gene lives.
 * Tati Gabrielle as Addie McAllister, Alex's girlfriend.
 * Tom Hardy as the Venom emoji, who is an emoji version of the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
 * Christina Aguilera as Akikko Glitter, a super-cooler dancer from the Just Dance app who makes a flashback appearance from the first film.