Citations for How The Emoji Movie Failed

Table of Contents

  1. Production
  2. Analysis
  3. Conclusion

Citations

Production

  1. “Sony Emails Reveal Failed Efforts to Recruit ‘Lego’ Directors to Run Animation Unit” by David S. Cohen, published by Variety (12.12.2014).
    .“‘LEGO Movie’ Directors Turned Down Offer To Run Sony Animation” by Amid Amidi, published by Cartoon Brew (12.19.2014).
  2. “Sony’s Top Animation Exec Bob Osher Was Fired Today” by Amid Amidi, published by Cartoon Brew (2.26.2015)..
    “Sony Digital Boss Bob Osher Pink Slipped As More Changes Hit Studio” by Dominic Patten, published by Deadline (2.26.2015)
  3. “Kristine Belson Named New President of Sony Pictures Animation” by Borys Kit, published by The Hollywood Reporter (1.27.2015).
  4. “Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct” by Mike Fleming Jr, published by Deadline (7.21.2015)..
    “Michelle Rainmo”, published by IMDb.
  5. “Emoji At Center Of Bidding Battle Won By Sony Animation; Anthony Leondis To Direct” by Mike Fleming Jr, published by Deadline (7.21.2015).
  6. “Eric Siegel”, published by IMDb.
  7. “Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity & Other Animation First-Job Stories” by Janet Heatherington, published by Animation World Network (5.7.2005).
  8. “Tony Leondis - Awards”, published by IMDb.
  9. “Sony Animation Will Make Emoji, The Feature Film” by Amid Amidi, published by Cartoon Brew (7.21.2015).
  10. “The Emoji Movie officially has a release date” by Julia Alexander, published by Polygon (12.22.2015).
  11. “Sony’s Animated Emoji Movie Integrates Spotify, Major Smartphone Apps in Plot (Exclusive)” by Matt Donnelly, published by The Wrap (4.12.2016)..
    “Emoji Movie Officially Announced by Sony; Plot Details Revealed” by Bob Chipman, published by Screen Rant (4.13.2016).
  12. “Sony Pictures Animation Announces Official Slate of Movies and TV Shows for 2017/2018” by Brandon Smith, published by Rotoscopers (6.1.2016).
  13. “Frowny Face: Sony Pictures Faces Legal Spat Over ‘The Emoji Movie’” by Kim Masters, published by The Hollywood Reporter (6.1.2016)..
    “Sony’s Emoji movie may face trademark issues from former game developer” by Julia Alexander, published by Polygon (6.1.2016)..
    “The Emoji Movie May Face Legal Challenge Over Trademark Issues” by Stephen Silver, published by Screen Rant (6.1.2016).
  14. “Emoji Movie: T.J. Miller to voice lead character” by Dan Snierson, published by Entertainment Weekly (7.17.2016)..
    “James Corden and Ilana Glazer Joining the Voice Cast of Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘Emojimovie: Express Yourself’”, published by Celluloid Junkie (10.10.2016).
  15. “Emojimovie: Express Yourself First Look Image & Character Details” by Robert Coleman, published by Screen Rant (8.10.2016).
  16. “MOBILE TEASER: Sony’s ‘The Emoji Movie’” by Jerry Beck, published by Animation Scoop (12.20.2016).
  17. “'The Emoji Movie': Meet James Corden's High-Spirited, High-Fiving Character” by Nick Schager, published by Yahoo! Entertainment (4.20.2017).
  18. “T.J. Miller Reveals His Longterm Career Plan” by Emily Gaudette, published by Inverse (6.27.2017).
  19. “Pretty good prank: promoting The Emoji Movie at Cannes” by Kaitlyn Tiffany, published by The Verge (5.15.2017).
  20. “CS Interviews: Emoji Movie Director Tony Leondis” by Max Evry, published by ComingSoon.net (7.10.2017)..
    “T.J. Miller and Emoji Movie Director Talk Poop Jokes & Hard Laughs” by Julian Roman, published by MovieWeb (7.11.2017)..
    “Brad's Status' Mike White: 'Its kind of a bummer when you write a movie and people just take it away and make it'” by Kaleem Aftab, published by The Independent (1.2.2018).
  21. “INTERVIEW: Director Tony Leondis on ‘The Emoji Movie’” by Jackson Murphy, published by Animation Scoop (7.19.2017).
  22. “How Toy Story Inspired The Emoji Movie, According to Tony Leondis” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (7.10.2017).
  23. “The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone.” by Daniel Dercksen, published by The Writing Studio (9.21.2017).
  24. “How Do You Animate an Emoji?” by Ian Failes, published by Spark CG (7.27.2017).
  25. “How the 'Emoji Movie' Tries to Transcend Capitalism” by Emily Gaudette, published by Inverse (7.13.2017)..
    “The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone.” by Daniel Dercksen, published by The Writing Studio (9.21.2017).
  26. “How Toy Story Inspired The Emoji Movie, According to Tony Leondis” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (7.10.2017).
    “How Toy Story Inspired The Emoji Movie, According to Tony Leondis” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (7.10.2017)..
    “How the 'Emoji Movie' Tries to Transcend Capitalism” by Emily Gaudette, published by Inverse (7.13.2017)..
    “'The Emoji Movie': Jake T. Austin Talks About His Character, Favorite Emoticon [INTERVIEW]” by Shirley Gómez, published by The Latin Times (7.19.2017). .
    “EXCLUSIVE: Director Tony Leondis Talks ‘Emoji Movie’” by Jon Barr, published by The Knockturnal (7.25.2017). .
    “The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone.” by Daniel Dercksen, published by The Writing Studio (9.21.2017).
  27. “T.J. Miller Reveals His Longterm Career Plan” by Emily Gaudette, published by Inverse (6.27.2017)..
    “How the 'Emoji Movie' Tries to Transcend Capitalism” by Emily Gaudette, published by Inverse (7.13.2017).
  28. “The Important Role Jake T. Austin Plays In The Emoji Movie” by Gregory Wakeman, published by Cinemablend (6.26.2017). .
    ”'The Emoji Movie': Jake T. Austin Talks About His Character, Favorite Emoticon [INTERVIEW]” by Shirley Gómez, published by The Latin Times (7.19.2017). .
    “EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jake T. Austin Talks The Emoji Movie” by Lynn Barker, published by KidzWorld (7.25.2017).
  29. “How The Emoji Movie is Like Big Hero 6, According to T.J. Miller” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (6.26.2017). .
    “T.J. Miller Praises The Emoji Movie's Message & Humor” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (7.24.2017).
  30. “The Emoji Movie's Patrick Stewart & Maya Rudolph On Playing Emojis” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (7.25.2017).
  31. “Here’s what prompted ‘The Emoji Movie’ director to make the movie” by Bob Strauss, published by Mercury News (7.25.2017).
  32. “Explaining The Emoji Movie” by Don Kaye, published by Den of Geek (5.16.2017).
  33. “Explaining The Emoji Movie” by Don Kaye, published by Den of Geek (5.16.2017)..
    “Here’s what prompted ‘The Emoji Movie’ director to make the movie” by Bob Strauss, published by Mercury News (7.25.2017).
  34. “INTERVIEW: Director Tony Leondis on ‘The Emoji Movie’” by Jackson Murphy, published by Animation Scoop (7.19.2017).
  35. “CS Interviews: Emoji Movie Director Tony Leondis” by Max Evry, published by ComingSoon.net (7.10.2017).
  36. “How Toy Story Inspired The Emoji Movie, According to Tony Leondis” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (7.10.2017)..
    “INTERVIEW: Director Tony Leondis on ‘The Emoji Movie’” by Jackson Murphy, published by Animation Scoop (7.19.2017).
  37. “How the 'Emoji Movie' Tries to Transcend Capitalism” by Emily Gaudette, published by Inverse (7.13.2017).

Reception

  1. “#SonyPicturesAnimation: An Animated Emoji Movie Is In The Works, For Real” by Adrina, published by Hype (7.22.2015). .
    “Emoji Movie Set For 2017 Release” by Tom Butler, published by Yahoo! Movies (12.24.2015).
  2. “James Corden joins the voice cast of The Emoji Movie” by Nicholas Reilly, published by Metro UK (8.10.2016).
  3. “Emoji Movie Is Happening, And There's Nothing We Can Do To Stop It” by Chris Huqueriza, published by Ravishly (7.23.2015).
  4. “Sony is making an emoji movie: Here’s a plot rival studios can use instead” by Mic Wright, published by The Next Web (7.22.2015).
  5. “Jimmy Kimmel and Brie Larson Dramatically Read the Emoji Movie Script” by Jimmy Kimmel Live, published on YouTube (7.23.2015).
  6. “The Pitch For The Emoji Movie Revealed [CinemaCon 2016]” by Peter Sciretta, published by Slash Film (4.13.2016).
  7. “Sony’s Emoji Movie Is Still A Thing” by Peter Paltridge, published by Anime Superhero (5.16.2016).
  8. “Emoji movie in the works at Sony Pictures Animation” by Mary Sollosi, published by Entertainment Weekly (7.21.2015). .
    “There’s Going to Be an Emoji Movie; World to Come to an End” by Teresa Jusino, published by The Mary Sue (7.21.2015). .
    “Emoji Movie Set For 2017 Release” by Tom Butler, published by Yahoo! Movies (12.24.2015). .
    “The Emoji Movie May Face Legal Challenge Over Trademark Issues” by Stephen Silver, published by Screen Rant (6.1.2016). .
    “The Emoji Movie’s first trailer is 150 seconds of kids’ movie cliches” by Chris Plante, published by The Verge (5.16.2017).
  9. “Emoji movie in the works at Sony Pictures Animation” by Mary Sollosi, published by Entertainment Weekly (7.21.2015). .
    “There’s Going to Be an Emoji Movie; World to Come to an End” by Teresa Jusino, published by The Mary Sue (7.21.2015).
  10. “Emoji movie in the works at Sony Pictures Animation” by Mary Sollosi, published by Entertainment Weekly (7.21.2015). .
    “There’s Going to Be an Emoji Movie; World to Come to an End” by Teresa Jusino, published by The Mary Sue (7.21.2015). .
    “Emoji Movie Set For 2017 Release” by Tom Butler, published by Yahoo! Movies (12.24.2015). .
    “Sony’s Emoji Movie Is Still A Thing” by Peter Paltridge, published by Anime Superhero (5.16.2016). .
    “The Emoji Movie’s first trailer is 150 seconds of kids’ movie cliches” by Chris Plante, published by The Verge (5.16.2017). .
    “The Emoji Movie May Face Legal Challenge Over Trademark Issues” by Stephen Silver, published by Screen Rant (6.1.2016). .
    “Sony Pictures Animation Announces Official Slate of Movies and TV Shows for 2017/2018” by Brandon Smith, published by Rotoscopers (6.21.2016)....
    “The Important Role Jake T. Austin Plays In The Emoji Movie” by Gregory Wakeman, published by CinemaBlend (6.26.2017).
  11. “CS Interviews: Emoji Movie Director Tony Leondis” by Max Evry, published by Comingsoon.net (7.10.2017).
  12. “How The Emoji Movie is Like Big Hero 6, According to T.J. Miller” by Molly Freeman, published by Screen Rant (6.26.2017).
  13. “The first trailer for The Emoji Movie is here and people are already hating it” by Nicholas Reilly, published by Metro UK (12.20.2016)..
    “The Emoji Movie’s first trailer is 150 seconds of kids’ movie cliches” by Chris Plante, published by The Verge (5.16.2017)..
    “‘The Emoji Movie’ Trailer Is What Happens When You Have Money And Absolutely Nothing Else” by Amid Amidi, published by Cartoon Brew (5.16.2017).
  14. “‘Emoji Movie’ Criticized for ‘Tasteless’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Tweet” by Lauren Huff, published by The Hollywood Reporter (7.24.2017)..
    “Sony deletes questionable Emoji Movie tweet parodying The Handmaid’s Tale” by Julia Alexander, published by Polygon (7.25.2017)..
    “'The Emoji Movie' inserts itself into 'Handmaid's Tale' because brands are dumb” by ess Joho, published by Mashable (7.25.2017).
  15. “Frame-by-Frame Analysis of the Emoji Movie Trailer” by Jacksfilms, streamed on YouTube (5.16.2017).
  16. “I Got Invited to the World Premiere of the Emoji Movie” by Jacksfilms, published on YouTube (7.21.2017).
  17. “The Emoji Movie Review” by Jacksfilms, published on YouTube (7.28.2017).
  18. “The Emoji Movie” by Peter Sobczynski, published by Roger Ebert (7.28.2017).
  19. “The Emoji Movie Will Send You Into a Spiral Emoji of Despair” by Emily Yoshida, published by Vulture (7.27.2017).
  20. “Review: The Emoji Movie” by Benjamin Allen Dickson, published by Unfazed Magazine (9.3.2017).
  21. “The Emoji Movie | Film Review” by Scott Clark, published by The Hollywood Outsider (7.31.2017).
  22. “Review: ‘The Emoji Movie’ Is Almost as Bad and Brutally Depressing as Everything Else in 2017” by David Ehrlich, published by IndieWire (7.27.2017).
  23. “The Emoji Movie is Inside Out crossed with a Sony commercial and dunked in toxic ooze” by Vadim Rizov, published by AV Club (7.27.2017)..
    “The Emoji Movie” by Peter Sobczynski, published by Roger Ebert (7.28.2017).
  24. “Review: 'The Emoji Movie' Is Painless, Yet Fails Commit To Its Subtext” by Scott Mendelson, published by Forbes (7.27.2017).
  25. “‘The Emoji Movie’ Review: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Poop Emoji” by Matt Singer, published by Screen Crush (7.27.2017).
  26. “The Emoji Movie review – a big thumbs down 👎” by Charles Bramesco, published by The Guardian (7.27.2017).
  27. “Who Hated ‘The Emoji Movie’ The Most?” by Amid Amidi, published by Cartoon Brew (7.29.2017).
  28. “‘The Emoji Movie’ Review: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Poop Emoji” by Matt Singer, published by Screen Crush (7.27.2017)..
    “Review: ‘The Emoji Movie’ Is Almost as Bad and Brutally Depressing as Everything Else in 2017” by David Ehrlich, published by IndieWire (7.27.2017).
  29. “The Emoji Movie”, published by Box Office Mojo.
  30. “Studios Fight Back Against Withering Rotten Tomatoes Scores” by Pamela McClintock, published by The Hollywood Reporter (8.2.2017).
  31. “38TH Razzie Award Winners” by Razzie Channel, published on YouTube (3.3.2018)..
    “‘The Emoji Movie’ Makes Historical Wins at the Razzies” by Karl Smith, published by Rotoscopers (3.3.2018)..
    “‘The Emoji Movie’ Wins Razzies’ Worst Movie Award” by Dave McNary, published by Variety (3.3.2018).
  32. ”Jordan Peele Says The Emoji Movie Drove Him to Early Acting Retirement” by Julie Miller, published by Vanity Fair (2.4.2018).
  33. “The Emoji Movie review – Technically not terrible, but soulless and lazy” by Noelle Adams, published on Pfangirl.com (1.31.2018)..
    “I Watched ‘The Emoji Movie,’ So You Don’t Have To” by Risa Romano, published by Ramble On: Nerdy Ponderings (3.23.2018)..
    “The Emoji Movie (2017)” by The Real Mr. Positive, published on The Real Mr. Positive (2019)..
    “The Emoji Movie (2017) Review” by Jacob Davis, published by The Film Magazine (7.17.2019)..
    “Review: The Emoji Movie” by Drew Stuart, published by Flixist (2.20.2020).
  34. “Counterpoint: “The Emoji Movie” Is True Cinema, You Sniveling Children” by Lily Osler, published by Yale Daily News (3.2.2018)..
    “Reflecting on ‘The Emoji Movie’” by Selinna Tran, published by Old Gold & Black (8.26.2021)..
    “April Fool’s Day Review: “The Emoji Movie” Revitalized Cinema” by John Watson, published by The Comenian (3.21.2022)..
    “The misunderstood masterpiece of The Emoji Movie” by Ajani Jones, published by The Georgetown Voice (4.1.2022).
  35. “UK’s Channel 5 Shows ‘The Emoji Movie’ Instead of Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral, Gets Mocked on Twitter” by K.J. Yossman, published by Variety (9.19.2022).
  36. “‘The Emoji Movie,’ Remembered as One of the Worst Animated Films Ever Made, Is Now #1 on Netflix” by Tom Brueggemann, published by IndieWire (8.12.2024).
    “Infamous Comedy Movie With 6% Rotten Tomatoes Score Becomes Netflix Global Hit” by Ryan Northrup, published by Screen Rant (8.21.2024).

Analysis

  1. Google Trends data for “pen pineapple apple pen” from 1.1.2014-1.1.2018.
  2. Google Trends data for “Candy Crush Saga” from 1.1.2014-1.1.2018.
  3. “Game Audience Profiles” by Nick Yee, published by Quantic Foundry (9.4.2015)..
    “Candy Crush Saga: sweet success for global flavour of the moment” by Elizabeth Day, published by The Guardian (5.11.2014).
  4. Google Trends data for “Just Dance | Just Dance Now” from 1.1.2014-1.1.2018.
  5. Google Trends data for “Dropbox” from 1.1.2014-1.1.2018.
  6. “Not All Emoticons Are Created Equal” by Francisco Yus, published in Linguagem em (Dis)curso vol. 14 issue 3 (21.21.2021).
  7. “A Systematic Review of Emoji: Current Research and Future Perspectives” by Qiyu Bai, Qi Dan, She Mu, and Maokun Yang, published in Frontiers in Psychology vol. 10 issue 2221 (10.14.2019).
  8. Image by Lindsey Olivares, retrieved from Art of the Emoji Movie from Sony Pictures.
  9. The Emoji Movie: Break Out! by Cordelia Evans and illustrated by Andy Bialk, published by Simon Spotlight (6.7.2017).