Irish newcomer Ferdia Shaw will play the titular role in Disney’s Artemis Fowl. The live-action film will be helmed by director Kenneth Branagh with Irish playwright Conor McPherson penning the script

Irish newcomer Ferdia Shaw will play the titular role in Disney’s Artemis Fowl. The live-action film will be helmed by director Kenneth Branagh with Irish playwright Conor McPherson penning the script. Shaw was chosen out of 1200 candidates for the role in the film, which will also mark his acting debut, reported Oh My Disney.

Written by Eoin Colfer, the “Artemis Fowl” books follow 12-year-old Artemis, who finds himself in a battle of strength and cunning against a powerful, hidden race of fairies who may be behind his father’s disappearance. Disney also announced that the film will feature actors Josh Gad, Judi Dench, Lara McDonnell, and Nonso Anozie in supporting roles.

Gad will play Mulch Diggums, a kleptomaniacal dwarf who works for the fairies and himself; Dench will play Commander Root, the steely leader of the fairy police force; McDonnell as Captain Holly Short, the elf hero; and Anozie will play Butler, Artemis’ formidable bodyguard.

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Twinkle Khanna, one of the producers of “Padman”, said her actor-husband Akshay Kumar was not the first choice to play Arunachalam Muruganantham in the film

Twinkle Khanna, one of the producers of “Padman”, said her actor-husband Akshay Kumar was not the first choice to play Arunachalam Muruganantham in the film. Directed by R Balki, “Padman” revolves around Muruganantham, a social activist from Tamil Nadu, who revolutionised the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkin machine.

When asked if Akshay was her first choice, Twinkle, said, “No. R Balki convinced me that Akshay should do this part.”

When prodded further as to who she thought could have played the role when the film was being conceptualised, Twinkle quipped, “Are you trying to create trouble in my marriage now?”

Akshay joked, “You already said that now (I was not your first choice for the film), there is already a problem.” Twinkle said she had some names in her mind but realised Akshay would be perfect for the role.

“The thing is, if we had somebody who the Indian public idolises and men look upto and he who could wear a sanitary pad, I think (it is) Akshay. “I think what Balki has made Akshay do, and of course Akshay is very talented, I don’t think anyone could have played it better than him.” She was talking at the song launch event of ‘Aaj Se Teri’ from “Padman”.

Twinkle said she approached Balki because she admires the fact that he gives prominence to female voices in his movies. “Once I came across the story of Muruganantham I felt it has to reach across states, borders, religions… and there are only two things that work in this country – cricket and cinema.

“Our cricketers have their own pads and they are busy with that. So we needed cinema to tell this story, I just had his (Balki) name on my mind. I have seen his films and have liked it. He is a sensitive filmmaker, he understands women partly because of his wife Gauri Shinde, she is a good influence on him,” Twinkle said. The film, which also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in key roles, is set for January 26 release.

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Revenge is a dish best served sweet, sprinkled with badassery and sarcasm and Tisca Chopra just proved it like a boss, in this short film called ‘Churri’. 

What will you do if you find out that your partner is cheating on you? You will either lose your sh*t and angrily confront that person or have an emotional breakdown, or leave that person and possibly wish to never cross paths with them in your life ever again. 

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But, doing what Tisca did in this short film is possibly the last thing to ever roam in the closest vicinity of your mind and definitely needs lots of courage too. And this is what is making us bow down in front of Tisca (for her incredible acting) and her character (for being as strong as a rock and sharp as a knife in teaching her husband the best possible lesson). 

While Tisca plays the wife, Anurag Kashyap and Surveen Chawla also do a commendable job in the movie as the husband and the woman he is cheating with. We won’t reveal what her ultimate revenge on her husband was; you can watch it here for yourself and simply marvel.  

Tisca Chopra is a powerhouse of phenomenal acting, a glimpse of which we have already seen in ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Chutney’. This time around too, it took her only 12 minutes to blow our minds away, leaving us with a plot twist we were least expecting.

People can’t get enough of ‘Churri’ and have flooded the Internet with messages praising both Tisca’s performance and the short film. 

So much thrill & tension in just 12 calm yet brutal minutes of #Chhuri.  Steady build-up, and turning of the knife. Tisca Chopra @tiscatime has taken short-film making to a new level https://t.co/NkA6hyy3Md via @YouTube

— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) December 20, 2017

What a film #Chhuri.. kudos @anuragkashyap72 @tiscatime @SurveenChawla and I can see Evershine  Redwood Tisca  😊😊 https://t.co/ekOSVtDRFr

— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) December 20, 2017

Short, sharp and so, so layered. #Chhuri is absolutely delightful. Go watch, good folk! https://t.co/uLB43gBUXf

— Kiran Manral (@KiranManral) December 19, 2017

Wow what a lovely film I just saw…!! Thank you so much @tiscatime @anuragkashyap72 and @SurveenChawla for this… Lovely #Chhuri @LargeShortFilms…

— Tanmay Agrawal (@Mansplain_U) December 19, 2017

So much excited for upcoming short film “Chhuri”,Starring Tisca Chopra,Anurag & Surveen.
Let me know about release date.I really loved the role of tisca in film chutney.
Goodluck @anuragkashyap72 @tiscatime @SurveenChawla #chhuri

— Abby (@arbazkhan3132) December 16, 2017

#Churri, what a brilliant, fun short film. @tiscatime what a wonderful job!! Hat’s off! Enjoyed every minute of it.â?¤â?¤

— NotSoFamousReally! (@Wisdom_chest) December 19, 2017

@tiscatime It seems that you’ve made it a habit of taking revenge in the end. This time in a unique way though, which is the sweetest part of this short. #Chhuri

— Ziaul Islam (@real_ziaulislam) December 19, 2017

‘Churri’ is directed by Mansi Nirmal Jain and produced by Vipul D Shah and Tisca Chopra.