Artemis Fowl is a science fantasy film based on the Irish author Eoin Colfer’s 2013 bestseller of the same title. Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw), the titular protagonist is a 12-year-old genius living in a sprawling manor along with his widowed father, Artemis Fowl Sr. (Colin Farrell).
After the latter goes missing and an anonymous hooded villain threatens Fowl to recover a magical relic named “Aculos” that his father supposedly stole, he is accompanied on the mission by Fowl Sr.’s close associate Domovoi Dom Butler (Nonso Anozie). The two begin an adventurous journey to Haven City, a futuristic and covert civilization of the fairies.
Artemis Fowl Movie Cast, Release Date, Trailer, Songs and Ratings
In 2001, amidst the burgeoning success of JK Rowling's Harry Potter books and with the first movie adaptation on the horizon, Irish author Eoin Colfer unveiled his own young adult fantasy novel in Artemis Fowl. Like Harry Potter, it features a secret magical world that most humans don't know about. Like Harry Potter, its magical creatures maintain their shrouded existence by erasing human memories as and when necessary. But unlike Harry Potter, its titular protagonist is not only a human but has no desire to be a hero. Described as a “little James Bond villain” by the author, Artemis Fowl is a self-confessed criminal mastermind who evolves into an anti-hero and a more sympathetic character over the course of the eight books.