‘Artemis Fowl’ to stream on Disney+ this June

Disney+ has slotted a premiere date for Artemis Fowl, Disney’s family adventure film based on the best-selling YA book by Eoin Colfer. The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh and features newcomer Ferdia Shaw in the title role alongside Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh McGuire, Nikesh Patel and Adrian Scarborough, with Colin Farrell and Judi Dench.

Twelve-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, sets out in a desperate attempt to save his father, who has been kidnapped. In order to pay his ransom, Artemis must infiltrate an ancient, underground civilization — the amazingly advanced world of fairies — and bring the kidnapper the Aculos, the fairies’ most powerful and coveted magical device. To locate the elusive object, cunning Artemis concocts a dangerous plan — so dangerous that he ultimately finds himself in a perilous war of wits with the all-powerful fairies.

Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl book series debuted in 2001 and features eight fantasy novels. Its journey to the big screen has spanned almost two decades, with plans for the movie beginning at Miramax the year of the first book’s release. It had been in development at Disney since 2013, with an original summer 2019 release date before it was pushed to its May 2020 date. So its move to Disney+ isn’t the first time Artemis Fowl has experienced setbacks.

Artemis Fowl will now be available to stream on Disney+ starting June 12.

 

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