Artemis Fowl Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A 12-year-old becomes immersed in a world of fairies, leprechauns, and vicious gnomes.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Artemis Fowl is about a 12-year-old Artemis who is a millionaire, a genius - and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn’t know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy (Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit) to harness her magic to save his family. These aren't the fairies of the bedtime stories - they're dangerous.

Cited as official plot version from disney.com

Action Adventure Family Fantasy Kids

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Artemis Fowl.

• 
  Judi Dench

  ... Commander Root

  Pride & Prejudice, Belfast

• F
  Ferdia Shaw

  ... Artemis

• 
  Josh Gad

  ... Mulch Diggums

  Beauty and the Beast, Frozen

• L
  Lara McDonnell

  ... Captain Holly Short

• N
  Nonso Anozie

  ... Butler

  Cinderella, Firedrake the Silver Dragon

• T
  Tamara Smart

  ... Juliet

  Wendell & Wild

• M
  Miranda Raison

  ... Angeline

• J
  Josh McGuire

• H
  Hong Chau

  The Whale, Kinds of Kindness

• N
  Nikesh Patel

• M
  Michael Abubakar

• J
  Jake Davies

Crew Behind the Film

The Artemis Fowl behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Kenneth Branagh last directed A Haunting in Venice and Death on the Nile. The film's writer Conor McPherson last wrote The Eclipse and Girl From the North Country.

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Screenwriter

Conor McPherson

Producer

Kenneth Branagh

Production Details

What we know about the Artemis Fowl movie production.

Key Facts

• Ferdia Shaw, who will play Artemis, was chosen out of 1200 candidates for this part, and will make his onscreen debut in the role (Disney, 12/20/17).
• The live-action feature will be based on the first and second installments in Disney Publishing Worldwide's best-selling children's fiction series by author Eoin Colfer.

Production Updates for Artemis Fowl

Mar 2020

Completed

Changed Artemis Fowl movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Began principal photography March 2018 and will film in England, Northern Ireland, and Ho Chi Minh City.

Dec 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Sep 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. After spending years in development, Kenneth Branagh has signed on to develop the property and is attached to direct an adaptation of the popular YA novel for Disney, with Irish playwright Conor McPherson in talks to pen the script.

Jul 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Disney is in development on the film adaptation of Artemis Fowl with producer Harvey Weinstein.

Aug 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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