Sir Patrick Stewart takes on poopy new role in 'Emoji Movie'

WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Sir Patrick Stewart is adding a new role to his long and prestigious resume: Poop.

Sony Pictures Animation announced Wednesday that the British star, beloved by fans for his work in many Shakespeare and sci-fi projects, has joined the voice cast of its upcoming “The Emoji Movie” project as the Poop Emoji.

The film, directed by Tony Leondis, also features the voices of Maya Rudolph, T.J. Miller, James Corden, and Steven Wright.

A somewhat cryptic trailer for the project was released last month. It is scheduled to hit theaters on August 4, 2017.

Attempting to summarize the plot in a couple of sentences would be a disservice to all involved, so here is the full synopsis released by Sony:

THE EMOJI MOVIE unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone's user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene, an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become "normal" like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak. Together, they embark on an epic "app-venture" through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the Code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it's deleted forever.