Fox 2000 lands 'Incarceron' movie rights

Fox 2000 has fought off stiff competition to acquire the movie rights to Catherine Fisher's young adult novel Incarceron, reports Variety.

The fantasy book, which was released three weeks ago in the US and in the UK in 2007, has already secured a place on the New York Times children's bestsellers list. Fisher's follow-up, titled Sapphique, is due out in the US next January.

The story centres on a boy who is lives in a prison that resembles a complete society. When he meets the warden's daughter, the pair discover a key that could change the world forever.

Fox held off bids from two other studios to win the Incarceron rights. It is hoping to quickly spin the dystopian tale into a franchise and has enlisted John Palermo and High Jackman's Seed Productions to steer the first film.