| Artemis Fowl | |
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| Directed by | Kenneth Branagh |
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| Based on | Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos |
| Edited by | Matthew Tucker |
| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
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| Distributed by | Disney+ |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125 million[2] |
Artemis Fowl is a 2020 American science fantasy film based on the 2001 novel 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, 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]
- ^ "'Artemis Fowl' on Disney Plus: Film Review". variety.com. June 11, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Katz, Brandon (December 31, 2019). "Which Movies Are Most Likely to Bomb in 2020?". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Libbey, Dirk (June 11, 2020). "Artemis Fowl Reviews Are In, Here's What Critics Are Saying". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.