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Artemis Fowl has been a very long time in the making, but it looks like the film is finally happening! The best-selling teen book about a boy genius’s interaction with the fantasy world was in talks to become a film 12 years ago. Only recently has Disney announced its partnership with Harvey Weinstein in resurrecting the film. Michael Goldenberg, who adapted the script for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is set to write for it, and Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro will executive produce the film.
Patient fans of the books have been eagerly awaiting the cast list. Many fans believe Asa Butterfield, of Hugo and the upcoming Ender’s Game, should play the eponymous Artemis. Fowl author Eoin Colfer has stated his preference for Irish actress Saoirse Ronan to play elf Holly Short, the female protagonist. Colfer says he wants the cast to be Irish, which is why he favors Ronan, but fans have pointed out that from the book’s description, Holly Short is a woman of color. No release date has yet been set for the film.
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