ARTEMIS FOWL Gets Its Disney+ Release Date and a New Trailer
It was already announced that director Kenneth Branagh’s fantastical adventure film Artemis Fowl would skip the theatrical release and go straight to Disney+. Disney Studios has now announced that the film will hit the streaming service on Friday, June 12th! They’ve also shared a new trailer to enjoy.
Artemis Fowl is based on the young adult book by Eoin Colfer, and it’s “a fantastical, spellbinding adventure that follows the journey of 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he desperately tries 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.”
When talking about the film, Branagh said in a statement:
“Artemis Fowl is a true original. In challenging times, a twelve year old criminal mastermind is one heck of a travelling companion. Smart, funny, and cool as mustard, he’ll take you to new worlds, meet unforgettable characters, and mix magic with mayhem. His own family is everything to him, and (although he’d never admit it), he’d be as proud as I am that families around the world will now be able to enjoy his first amazing screen adventures together, on Disney +.”
The film stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh McGuire, Nikesh Patel, and Adrian Scarborough, with Colin Farrell and Judi Dench. It looks like it’ll be a fun movie, and I’ll be looking forward to watching it with the fam!