Kenneth Branagh to helm "Artemis Fowl" popular YA novel adaptationSeptember 2, 2015 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A movie to be made based on popular young adult novel "Artemis Fowl" is not a secret but that Kenneth Branagh is backing it up is news. Disney's long-gestating project is taking a new life under Branagh's supervision, according to AceShowbiz. The "Thor" helmer is also signed to direct the adaptation using the script possibly penned by Conor McPherson. The Irish playwright is still in talks, meaning the project is in early developing stage. However, Variety reports that the movie is heading to the right direction this time. Written by Eoin Colfer, the book series center on 12-year-old Artemis Fowl II who is a millionaire, a genius and a criminal mastermind. He captures a fairy named Holly Short and hopes to ransom her to the Fairy People in an attempt to restore his family's lost fortune. But this version of fairies are dangerous mythical creatures. Branagh is producing the movie with Harvey Weinstein. Julie Oh is overseeing for Weinstein while Tendo Nagenda and Jessica Virtue are overseeing for Disney. Top stories Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |