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Ferdia Shaw played the lead in Artemis Fowl, cast with no previous acting experience, and is the grandson of Robert Shaw. The film was widely criticised, largely for its handling of the source material.

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Artemis Fowl (2020)

Kenneth Branagh's 2020 Disney+ Eoin Colfer adaptation. Substantial production failure where multiple compounding decisions destroyed the source material.