The original novel's author, Eoin Colfer, will write the book and co-write the lyrics with Liam Bates, who's also writing the score. The musical will be based on both the novel and the film adaptation. I haven't watched the film, but the novel is good fun. I'm a bit intrigued.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-Musical-Adaptation-of-ARTEMIS-FOWL-in-Development-20250314
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The movie was really poorly received so I hope they've learned some lessons from that.
LOVED these books when I was younger. But the film was a total misfire on nearly every level and failed to capture what was so magical about the novel. I can't quite picture what a musical would feel like, but I'm happy that Colfer is involved. Hopefully he is taking some lessons from the film and can help maintain the spirit of his novel here.
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