The Emoji Movie. The Emoji Movie (originally titled Emojimovie: Express Yourself) is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film that is being directed by Tony Leondis, and written by Leondis, Eric Siegel and Mike White. It will star the voices of T.J. Miller, Ilana Glazer, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Steven Wright, and Rob Riggle.