Harvey Weinstein was producer on this movie but following the disclosure of his sexual misconduct, Disney removed him and terminated their production partnership with The Weinstein Company.
The movie rights to Artemis Fowl were sold to Disney before the first book got published.
The film has been in development since 2001. Eoin Colfer has jokingly stated that the movie would be finished two years after he died.
Eoin Colfer shot his cameo in one day: "It wasn't too taxing - although I did manage to get it wrong a few times. The only direction they gave was: Walk across the field and don't look at the camera. I must have looked at the camera about 20 times. I have a new respect for actors."
Colin Farrell's involvement in the film was not announced until March 2020 - nearly a year and a half after the teaser trailer was released, and three years after filming wrapped.