Artemis Fowl (2020)

Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

Hamish McColl (screenplay by), Conor McPherson (screenplay by)

Stars:

Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Rouse	...	News Reporter
Racheal Ofori	...	Reporter 2
Josh Gad	...	Mulch Diggums
Ferdia Shaw	...	Artemis Fowl
Simone Kirby	...	Miss Byrne (Teacher)
Joe O'Grady	...	Student 1
Finian Duff Lennon	...	Student 2
Grace Fincham	...	Student 3
Toby Eden	...	Student 4
Gerard Horan	...	Dr. Po
Colin Farrell	...	Artemis Fowl Sr.
Nonso Anozie	...	Domovoi Butler
Emily Brockmann	...	Shadowy Female Figure
Jessica Rhodes	...	Shadowy Female Figure
Charlie Cameron	...	Shadowy Female Figure / Goblin Clay

Storyline

Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | criminal mastermind | irish | ransom | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Time to Believe

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for fantasy action/peril and some rude humor.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kenneth Branagh read the first book on recommendation of his nephews in April 2014 while on vacation, and loved it. He was contacted by Disney a week later to find out if he was interested in a movie adaptation.

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Goofs

Young Artemis Fowl had never been in the secret dungeon before yet after locating the drawer with his fathers journal in he goes straight to another drawer directly above and pulls it out revealing a concealed lamp which he then twists and turns on the lamp thus illuminating his fathers journal having never seen any of the hidden room or it's contents before how did he know to do that.

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Quotes

[first lines]
News Reporter: [offscreen, doing a news report] Authorities worldwide expressed shock at these allegations.
Reporter 2: The most daring thefts of modern times.

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Connections

Referenced in Sardonicast: Artemis Fowl, Incendies (2020)

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Soundtracks

O Mio Babbino Caro - Gianni Schicchi
Written by Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano
Performed by Angela Gheorghiu
Courtesy of Warner Classic
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Did anyone even read the book?

This movie seems like it was written by someone who read the Wikipedia for this book series but never actually picked up the books. When making a movie based on a book, there are liberties that have to be taken because some things can't translate from the book and some effects (like the size of the fairies) are a hard to produce without costly CGI. However this movie doesn't seem to care about using CGI, and even uses it effectively but uses it in all the wrong places. The biggest issue with this movie is not the complete changing of story line but the betrayal of every single character's base traits for what appears to be no real reason. If you never read the books, this movie is passable, but if you're a fan of the series, prepared to see a torpedoing of all your beloved characters.

Details

Official Sites:

Disney+ Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

12 June 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Artemis Fowl

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, TKBC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1