MUMBAI: 20th Century Fox has picked up the distribution rights of the Fourth Realm Trilogy written by John Twelve Hawks that Watchmen co-writer Alex Tse will adapt.

Tse has made a name for himself in the sci-fi fantasy realm. In addition to Watchmen, Tse wrote an adaptation of a Japanese classic Ninja Scroll for Warners. He is also credited for the adaptation of Ray Bradbury‘s The Illustrated Man for Zach Snyder also for Warners.

The film is being produced by Gil Netter and Andrew Tennenbaum.

The first book, titled ‘The Traveler‘ published in 2006, is set in a US society run by a secret organization seeking to control the population via constant observation.

Seeking to rebel against these constraints are an almost extinct group of people called Travelers who can project their spirit into other dimensions and their protectors called Harlequins.

The inaugural tome centers on a Harlequin named Maya who must protect two naive Traveler brothers.