The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Bryan Singer)

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Bryan Singer Tackling Sci-Fi Classic 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress' for Fox (Exclusive)

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Bryan Singer is tackling an adaptation The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, based on the classic sci-fi book by Robert A. Heinlein. Twentieth Century Fox recently picked up the movie rights.

Heinlein's 1966 sci-fi novel centers on about a lunar colony's revolt against rule from Earth. The novel was nominated for the 1966 Nebula award (honoring the best sci-fi and fantasy work in the U.S.) and won the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel in 1967.

An adaptation has been attempted twice before -- by DreamWorks, which had a script by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, and by Phoenix Pictures, with Harry Potter producer David Heyman attached -- but both languished and the rights reverted to Heinlein's estate.

Several of Heinlein’s novels have been adapted for the big and small screen, including the 1953 film Project Moonbase, the 1994 TV mini-series Red Planet, the 1994 film The Puppet Masters, and, very loosely, the 1997 film Starship Troopers.

Singer will next helm X-Men: Apocalypse for the studio. The superhero franchise film is now in pre-production, with plans to begin shooting in April. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Oscar Isaac, Michael Fassbender and Hugh Jackman, Apocalypse is set for release on May 27, 2016.