Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is a 2020 American science fantasy action adventure film based on the 2001 novel of the same name 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, in order to rescue his father, Artemis Fowl I, who has been kidnapped by another fairy looking to reclaim an item the Fowl family has stolen.
Plot
On the coast of Ireland, a media frenzy descends on Fowl Manor, where a stolen collection of world-famous relics is linked to wealthy businessman, Artemis Fowl. Arrested at the manor, Mulch Diggums is interrogated by British intelligence and claims that his employer has stolen the powerful "Aculos". Offering to prove the existence of magic, Diggums tells the story of Artemis Fowl, Jr.
More details
author | Conor McPherson Hamish McColl |
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contentLocation | Italy |
director | Kenneth Branagh |
editor | Matthew Tucker |
events | Book of Kells Rosetta Stone Trinity College Harp |
genre | action adventure fantasy science fiction |
keywords | arrest artifact british intelligence british intelligence agencies butler family capture core domovoi dom butler foaly hill of tara holly short hooded figure interrogator ireland juliet julius root kill magical creature martina franca media frenzy mulch diggums opal koboi plan planetary core relic universe wedding party widow wound |
musicBy | Patrick Doyle |
producer | Judy Hofflund Kenneth Branagh |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Pictures |
theme | children's adventure northern science fantasy science fiction adventure |