Disney are looking to cast a young male actor in the Cork area

According to IFTN.ie, the production team are look for someone who is "inquisitive" with both "academic and emotional intelligence".

Disney are on the lookout for a young Irish actor to play the role of Artemis Fowl in the movie adaptation of Irish author Eoin Colfer’s novel of the same name.

The successful applicant can be of any ethnicity but must be between nine and 12 years old.