Personally I think that even if they pick the perfect people for each role, if they don't have a good screenplay writer, it's gonna be suckish. And if they don't pick good cast members, the best screenplay EVER won't help their horrible acting. Hmmmm...

I'd go for being a screenplay writer...

But while they might hire teens for acting roles, no way will they pick a teen for a screenplay writer so I guess I'm out of luck there...

12/21/2009 #2 Report

I know, exactly. I've always wanted someone to do that, just take a book of exactly the right length, and follow the book exactly, lines and everything. Then people would actually go to see it.

I just don't know who I'd wanna be in the movie, because I can't act worth crap, so...

1/1/2010 #4 Report

I think they will, I've heard rumors that after the Harry Potter movies are done, they're going to. Because no one will pay attention to it if Harry Potter is still out.

Oh and at first, for cast members, they wanted Cameron Diaz to play Holly Short, one of my favorite characters. No. Just no. I mean, Cameron Diaz is okay, but I seriously can not see her playing Holly. And they ARE getting someone Irish to play Artemis. I'm sorry, but if he's American or something else and just pulls off a crappy accent, I'm not even going to watch the movie previews.

Hmm... maybe that girl who played Luna Lovegood could play Juliet. She's Irish, right?

1/2/2010 #6 Report

No, I think she's Irish. I asked some people, and they didn't know, but I searched on google and everywhere I looked said she was Irish. She was pretty good, and Luna Lovegood's a hard character to pull off. I think she should be in there somewhere, Juliet probably, but by the time the Harry Potter series is done, will she still be young enough...?

And lots of people are saying they wanted Tom Felton for Artemis, but then, the whole time, people who came to see it would be all "That's Malfoy! What's he doing here!?" before their minds fully processed that he was Artemis, and he's too old anyway.

I don't think it's possible for them to find anyone who could pull of Artemis, really. He's such a complex character. No one could pull it off, in my opinion.

1/5/2010 #8 Report

I think new people, so people wouldn't look at the actors and think (Like Tom Felton, for example) Oh, look! It's Malfoy!

And if you keep using people with experience, then new people are never used. How can you get experience if you're never used for movies because you're new??!!

And they can always die his hair.

But again, he's 19, sooooo...

But for Juliet... Hmm... For Juliet and Holly, if you look up an actress on google and there's a whole bunch of dirty pictures, don't use her. She wouldn't have the right personality at ALL. For Opal, if she has a bit of a dirty personality, use her. She would fit the character.

The same thing about Juliet and Holly for Foaly, Root, Mulch, Artemis and Butler. Oh, and Angeline and Artemis Fowl II. Have I forgotten anyone? I don't think so. Feel free to tell me if I have.

1/21/2010 #10 Report

I don't know if they are Irish or not, actually... I know that Butler is Eurasian, but I'm not sure about Juliet.

I think that the personality is much more important than they're looks, because they can always change they're looks for the movie or in editing, but they can't exactly change someone's acting, right? And I know that since they'r acting, it shouldn't matter, but you can tell someone's personality even if they're acting. Or, at least, it's like that for me, anyway.

Tom Felton would be too old, and there's almost no similarities between Artemis and Malfoy. I agree with you, they are both like the "rich bad boys," but they are different, Malfoy being doted on and only slipping by (in the academic sense) by sucking up. Artemis is a child prodigy and is in no way spoiled, as he had to practically care for his mother himself when she lost her mind, and that his father wasn't exactly affectionate with him until the end of the series.

This is what I hated about what they did to the Percy Jackson movies; all of them were about 16 already. What the heck?? That's how old they are when the book series ends! It royally ticked me off. The producers and screenplay writers have to at least get the basics down for it to even be a halfway decent movie: Age, Plot, Personality, Gender, etc. Well, they're not going to mess up Gender (that I know of) but you get what I mean.

And I totally agree with you about the AxH thing... I mean, they're not even really a legit couple, are they? When Holly was an adolescent, she kissed him, and I admit there was some chemistry, but she's about, what 100 years older than him? Even though she looks 20, she's 100 something, isn't she? I haven't read the books in ages, actually, but I'm fairly sure she's in her 100s or 200s. I'm a fan of the pairing too, but I get that it's simply fantasizing, not canon. That's not what the books are based on at all, anyway. I hate it when the industries change the entire focus of a book just to make it sell to teenage girls who just want a fluffy little cheesy romance, not an actually really good movie. And I'm not one to talk, I am a teenage girl, but I wouldn't go to a movie like that if you PAID me. Well, if you paid me I probably would, but it would depend on how much money... but now I'm ranting.

10/12/2010 #12 Report

I do think it would be best if they got someone who fits Artemis' character, was the right age, and the right nationality, but that seems kind of unlikely. They should at least find someone who looks the right age, you know? And the nationality thing too, but if he's a brilliant actor who gets the Artemis part down cold, then I don't think they shouldn't hire him just because of his nationality.

What I mean by "legit couple" is that they aren't officially going out and there hasn't even been much 'real' chemistry; she kissed him when she was turned back into an adolescent, but that's it, and she was younger and not herself then, so I don't think it should count. I am a big fan of the pairing, I just don't think there's much evidence to back it up. I mean, their relationship seems to be more in the "really close friends and there's a little bit of interest" category, don't you think? But I agree, much of the book is based around Holly and Artemis' relationship, which I love, because it shows how they think about each other without it being all gushy and love love love all the time. It's good to finally read a book somewhat based on a relationship, but with complex characters with unique personalities and their relationship isn't all based on love. (And I don't think I've read Atlantis Complex, what's that? But I've read the other books Eoin Colfer has published; the one about the girl who dies and has to do good deeds for an old man before she can go to Heaven because she's stuck in limbo ((I forget the name at the moment)) and the one about the boy and the plane and how he's best friends with this princess ((Again, spacing on the name, I'll look it up on Google later but I'm too lazy to do it now :P)

I'm going to see the movie too. At least it seems like there's some hope for it, unlike some movies based on books. I love the book The Tale of Desperaux and what they did to the book was just... incomprehensible. It had nothing to do with the actual plot of the story and every character has a personality completely different to the one in the book... I hate it when people do that. But I have some hope for this one. I really hope they don't stick in "cheesy romance" early on, like it was love at first sight or something, because Holly hated him and he kidnapped her from information. I also hope that they don't make Artemis out as the good guy in the beginning, either, because he's the bad guy in the beginning, and the fairies are technically the good guys... so I hope they don't switch that, because one of the things that got me interested in the series was the fact that it was from the point of view of the bad guy. You don't get too many books like that. Also, about the romance thing, Holly and Artemis really only had evidence of fireworks in the 4th or 5th book, so, again, I really hope they don't stick it in at the beginning and make it a romantic sci-fi movie or something.

10/13/2010 #14 Report

I personally think that a movie will be awful. Major casting errors are imminent. My two WORST fears are that they will cast Freddy Highmore as Artemis (which would absolutely suck) or Keira Knightly as Holly (I actually heard this somewhere - Go smooch a blacksmith, Knightly.) Personally, I would prefer unknowns in all the parts, but I would most certainly accept Skandar Keynes as Artemis (I am hoping they will portray him a little older than twelve if they are only doing one movie). And Peter Jackson must not direct it because he messes up everything he converts from book to script (Elijah Wood is a living breathing testament to that)

Anyway, about Butler being Eurasian - he is half Asian but this is only looks wise. He does talk with an Irish accent having been born in Ireland, just like a Eurasian would talk with an American accent if they lived in the US. And of course Juliet is Eurasian as well because they are brother and sister . . . unless Mrs. Butler was a bit cavalier in her love life ;P

3/29/2011 #16 Report

I've looked at people's ideas on YouTube, and this is what I've come up with:

Artemis- Not the slightest

Holly- Winona Ryder

Juliet- Maybe Saoise Ronan

Root- Robert de Niro. Guys, there is a pic of him on the internet that seriously is ROOT all over

Trouble- Maybe Hugh Jackman?

Grub- Elijah Wood. If Trouble is Hugh, then Grub is Elijah

Opal- I dunno... Christina Ricci? She can pull off evil well

Any other ideas?

4/28/2012 #18 Report

I very much approve of your choices for characters! Every single one of them works (except maybe Hugh Jackman because for some reason I never ever pictured Trubs as good looking). I love you so much for saying that Elijah Wood should be Grubs XD Winona Ryder is pretty awesome, as is Christina Ricci! I wish we could find someone for Artemis though!

btw - Destiel? Really? lol

4/28/2012 #20 Report

I mean, Asa as Artemis. He is a REALLY good actor, and looks the part. Dunno if he can do an Irish accent, though.

4/30/2012 #22 Report