EXCLUSIVE: In a splashy seven-figure deal,20th Century Fox has made a pre-emptive acquisition of the upcoming crime thriller novel by Don Winslow, author of final year’s international bestseller The Cartel. Fox bought that final book to be possibly Ridley Scott’s next directing project, or that paved the way for the current book deal,which again has Scott Free producing. The current novel doesn’t have a title yet, but Fox's sister company HarperCollins Publishers' imprint…
Source: deadline.com