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Jimmy Kimmel and Brie Larson imagine Sony’s emoji movie

Seriously, though—why is an ’emoji movie’ even a thing?

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Sony‘s emoji movie was only announced on Wednesday morning, but it’s already fodder for late-night talk show skits.

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Because the phrase “emoji movie” is the perfect embodiment of terrible Hollywood ideas that no one wants, Jimmy Kimmel had fun imagining what such a movie might be like. Enlisting the help of actress Brie Larson, Kimmel performed a dramatic reading of a hypothetical emoji movie script. It’s inspiring stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF1m3yoKU3M

We hope the real emoji movie will be more exciting than this—but we doubt it.

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Screengrab via Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube

 
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