The movie follows Gene, an Emoji that has the ability to show a multitude of expressions, which makes him an outlier in the city of Textopolis. So he tries to figure out how he can fix that and ...

A mocked up image of Queen Elizabeth II and characters from "The Emoji Movie." The U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 (logo, bottom right) showed the movie rather than the monarch's funeral.

I can’t stop thinking about The Emoji Movie on Channel 5 when the funeral is on 😂😂😂 — 🛸 R H Y S (@rhysjpg) September 19, 2022 ...

Others joked about the strange pick, with one tweeting, “rest in peace queen elizabeth. rest in peace mate. you would have loved the emoji movie on channel 5 during your funeral mate. you would ...