‘Artemis Fowl’ Teaser Trailer: A Boy Genius Breaks Bad In The Long-Awaited Fantasy Adaptation
A boy genius is on his way to fill the hole that a certain boy wizard left seven years ago. ThoughArtemisFowl,based on the popular series of the same name byEoin Colfer,has long deserved a big-screen adaptation in its own right.
The newest live-action film from Disney andMurder on the Orient ExpressdirectorKenneth Branagh, Artemis Fowlis a magical urban fantasy that follows a 12-year-old Irish boy genius who hatches an impossible scheme: to kidnap a fairy and ransom it for gold. But this is more than just a childish flight of fancy, the titular Artemis has discovered a sprawling world of fairies, leprechauns (or rather, LEPrecons), and tech-savvy centaurs that could aid him in his grand scheme for wealth and family.
Artemis Fowl Teaser Trailer
It’s been a long time coming for anArtemis Fowladaptation. The first book in Eoin Colfer’s eight-book series seemed ripe for a big-screen adaptation, especially in the early 2000s when all the rage in Hollywood was aboutHarry Potterand its subsequent knock-offs. Now, 17 years after the publication of the firstArtemis Fowl, fans can finally see the magical, distinctively Irish world that Eoin Colfer crafted.
Artemis Fowlfollows the 12-year-old boy genius Artemis Fowl, the latest in a long line of Irish criminal masterminds who hatches his greatest, most fantastical scheme yet in order to find his missing father. Rather than robbing a bank or stealing priceless art, Artemis decides to ransom a fairy for gold, which ends in him getting tangled up in a rich, underground and highly advanced world that he couldn’t anticipate.
NewcomerFerdia Shawstars as Artemis, beating out thousands of other young actors for the part after a months-long audition process. Also starring areJudi Denchas agender-bent Commander Root,Josh Gadas Mulch,Nonso Anozieas Butler,Lara McDonnellas an aged down Captain Holly Short, andHong Chau.
Here is the official synopsis forArtemis Fowl:
Disney’s “Artemis Fowl,” based on the beloved book by Eoin Colfer, is a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he seeks to find his father who has mysteriously disappeared. With the help of his loyal protector Butler, Artemis sets out to find him, and in doing so uncovers an ancient, underground civilization—the amazingly advanced world of fairies. Deducing that his father’s disappearance is somehow connected to the secretive, reclusive fairy world, cunning Artemis concocts a dangerous plan—so dangerous that he ultimately finds himself in a perilous war of wits with the all-powerful fairies.
