Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl Is Finally Coming to the Big Screen — Watch the First Teaser!

There have been rumours and false starts of an Artemis Fowl film adaptation ever since Eoin Colfer's popular book series hit shelves in 2001, but now we finally have a glimpse of the real thing. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the fantasy film follows 12-year-old genius and criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl, who must go toe-to-toe with a secret race of fairies who he suspects kidnapped his father. Newcomer Ferdia Shaw stars as Artemis, while more recognisable faces like Judy Dench, Nonso Anozie, Josh Gad, and Hong Chau round out the rest of the cast. Watch the teaser trailer above before it hits theatres on Aug. 9!