Cillian Murphy becoming the first Irish-born actor to win Best Actor at the Oscars is one of many recent achievements by Irish actors in Hollywood.
Disney has released the first clip from Kenneth Branagh's upcoming film, Artemis Fowl. The movie follows young supergenius Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw) and his guardian Butler (Nonso Anozie) as they search for Artemis' missing father (Colin Farrell), who has been kidnapped by faeries. In order to rescue his father, Artemis must pay the ransom by executing a dangerous plan, and their journey eventually takes them into the secret world of the faeries where they cross paths with all sorts of mystical creatures. In this clip, Artemis goes looking for his father's journal and uses an Irish blessing his …
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