Fox acquires the rights to BLACK IS THE COLOR

With The Twilight Saga coming to an end and the buzz surrounding The Hunger Games, it makes sense that Hollywood is nabbing up as many young adult novels as possible. According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to an upcoming series of young adult science fiction novels, from 24-year-old author, Alexandra Bracken. Fox plans to adapt the first book, Black is the Color, with Shawn Levy producing.

Color is the first book in a planned trilogy so if this does well, there is more to come. The first novel is set for release in summer 2012 from Disney Hyperion. Here is the description of the first book from Bracken's website:

In the six years since being plucked from her old life and placed in a government-run "rehabilitation camp," the only color that has entered sixteen-year-old Ruby's world is gray of the electric fence surrounding it. The mysterious "Kid-Killer" virus has left most American children dead, but Ruby is not one of them - she's one of the dangerous ones, the ones who lived.

The ones who developed frightening powers of the mind.

When the opportunity to escape her camp comes, Ruby soon finds herself on the run and joining forces with a small band of other escapees: Zu, a mute girl who can telekinetically control electronics, Chubs, a skinny genius who doesn't want another kid along to deplete their meager supplies, and Liam, the kind and good-hearted leader of their ragtag group who can move objects twice his size with the wave of a hand. They seem to be on a mission but won't confide in Ruby, who only wants to learn to control her extraordinary ability which makes her a danger to anyone she gets close to.

The gang soon learns that there are other forces at work, organizations that want to use Ruby in their fight against the tyranny of the political regime. But they also learn there may be someone who can help them all reunite with their families after all: The Slip Kid, a leader who offers shelter to young people in danger and who possesses the secret to controlling one's powers. As she finds herself drawn to Liam, Ruby becomes more and more desperate for the knowledge she has always craved. But the Slip Kid is not all that he seems, and Ruby soon finds herself unsure of who to trust...and who to love.

These novels sound cool. I have been meaning to read Hunger Games and need to get on that. I am a fan of Twilight. Not much else is known of the studio's plans at this point. 

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