

He's one of those guys who even though he did naughty things, everybody forgave him, everybody loved him, he always had a twinkle in his eye, he still does actually have a twinkle in his eye." "Donal was one of those mischievous children. "Artemis is directly based on my little brother who is five years younger than me," Colfer said. The author says the main character is based on someone very special to him. It turns out being a LEPrecon is actually a job, and one where they are the law enforcement and military responsible for protecting fairies and their secrets. The movie brings to life Fowl's world which includes trolls, fairies, and leprechauns. "And to see it go from that tiny point to now splattered across screens all over the world and it's quite amazing and it's quite surreal." So I wrote it in the baby's room, but only when the baby was awake because I couldn't go in when the baby was asleep, and I wrote it on the table with the diapers and the wipes," Colfer said. "I remember writing the book and I did not have a room in our little house to write it. NEW YORK - "Artemis Fowl" hits your screens streaming on Disney+ on Friday! The movie follows anti-hero Artemis Fowl, a 12-year-old criminal mastermind, on his quest to help his mother in the wake of his father's death.Īuthor Eoin Colfer says he began writing the series 20 years ago!

Jennifer Matarese interviews Eoin Colfer about his book and new motion picture "Artemis Fowl."
