Artemis Fowl
Cast[edit]
- Ferdia Shaw as Artemis Fowl II, a 12-year-old human criminal mastermind, with exceptionally high intelligence.
- Lara McDonnell as Holly Short, an 84-year-old elven reconnaissance officer of the Lower Elements Police (LEPrecon), whom Artemis kidnaps to hold to ransom.
- Josh Gad as Mulch Diggums, an imprisoned dwarfus giganticus gentleman thief who agrees to work for the LEP.
- Tamara Smart as Juliet Butler, Domovoi's 12-year-old niece and protégé, and Artemis' best friend.
- Nonso Anozie as Domovoi "Dom" Butler, Artemis' trusted servant and bodyguard, whose family has served the Fowls for generations.
- Colin Farrell as Artemis Fowl I, Artemis' absent father and criminal mastermind.
- Judi Dench as Commander Julius Root, Holly's 802-year-old commanding officer in the LEP
- Nikesh Patel as Foaly, a centaur and the LEPrecon division's technical advisor.
- Joshua McGuire as Briar Cudgeon, a power-hungry lieutenant in the LEP
- Chi-Lin Nim as Trouble Kelp, a captain of the LEP
- Lewy Xing as Grub Kelp, a corporal of the LEP
- Adrian Scarborough as the Goblin Chief
- Vincenzo Nicoli as the Goblin Sergeant
- Conor MacNeill as the Goblin Lieutenant
- Adam Basil and Taylor James as the Troll
- William Moseley as Italian Man
In scenes that were filmed but not used, Miranda Raison portrayed Angeline Fowl, Artemis' deceased mother, and Laurence Kinlan portrayed Beachwood Short, Holly's deceased father and a former member of the LEP. Hong Chau appears as a fairy blackmailed by Artemis in a deleted scene that takes place in Ho Chi Minh City.
Artemis Fowl is a 2020 American science fantasy action adventure film based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Irish author Eoin Colfer. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a screenplay co-written by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl, the film stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Colin Farrell, and Judi Dench. It details the adventures of Artemis Fowl II, a twelve-year-old Irish prodigy who teams up with his faithful servant, as well as a dwarf and a fairy, in order to rescue his father, Artemis Fowl I, who has been kidnapped by another fairy looking to reclaim an item the Fowl family has stolen.
Originally intended to be launched as a franchise by Miramax in 2001, the film languished in development hell with several writers and directors attached until Walt Disney Pictures revived the project in 2013. Branagh was hired in 2015 and filming began in 2018.
Artemis Fowl's intended 2019 theatrical release was delayed to 2020, and then cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it was released digitally worldwide exclusively on Disney+ on June 12, 2020. The film received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's plot, dialogue, characters, visual effects, and changes made to the source material.[3]
The film was removed from Disney+ on May 26, 2023 amidst the Disney+ and Hulu purge.[4
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Artemis Fowl was supposed to be released in theatres in 2020. Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and changed the way movies were released. Disney decided to release Artemis Fowl on their Disney Plus streaming service instead. It was actually one of the first big releases for the platform.
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The Movie Review
This movie is based on a book, a book that is a fairly popular franchise. Disney had big plans for this and thought this would be the start of another smash hit franchise for them. Well, due to the movie not getting a theatrical release and the hammering it took from the critics, it looks like the world of Artemis Fowl is a one and done.
The movie is about the world of magic. We have a teenager called Artemis Fowl who is looking for his father who has been kidnapped by fairies. The Irish setting is pretty cool I guess and the movie does look fantastic. The idea of there being a secret world that has magic and strange creatures such as fairies and dwarves is pretty cool, I will admit.
While the main plot of the movie is Artemis Fowl trying to find his father there are a lot of moving pieces in this movie. He figures out who his father actually is, learns about the world of magic, and must try and stop this magic relic from getting into the wrong hands. The problem is, none of these moving pieces are actually interesting.
Artemis is not alone in his quest. He has a fairy “helper” called Holly, and Mulch who is this strange big dwarf with one of the most disgusting “powers” I have ever seen. For this movie, Disney did manage to get together a very solid cast. We have Kenneth Branagh as the director and he usually does a great job.
The cast includes some great talent. We have Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, and Judi Dench to name just a few. The main role of Artemis Fowl is played by Ferdia Shaw and I know it sounds harsh, but this kid is not good. As the main star of the movie, his performance feels very robotic and Artemis is a very unlikeable character with pretty much zero redeeming qualities going on!
It is one thing to have a main character that operates in a kind of grey area, but Artemis here is just unlikeable from the start. The whole cast is just very uninteresting and the worst thing of all about this movie is that it just drags on and on. While I liked the idea of this magical world and the aim of these magical creatures to keep it hidden.
While it was cool how Disney decided to release this movie on their streaming service. At the end of the day, Artemis Fowl is a massive dud and a real chore of a movie to sit through. It seems like this franchise is dead already and it would have been interesting to see just how well this movie would have done had it been able to be released in theatres.
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