Warner Bros. acquire James Patterson bestsellers

Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the James Patterson bestsellers “When the Wind Blows” and “Maximum Ride” with an eye toward turning the young adult books into a kid franchise.

Matthew Huffman (Me & My Monster”) has been set to write a script based on the first book.

Patterson, best known for writing the Alex Cross mystery novels that were turned into “Kiss The Girls” and “Along Came a Spider,” has turned his storytelling skills to a tale of six genetically engineered kids, they have wings and can fly, who are hunted down by the scientists.

Paramount has Ben Ramsey scripting a third Alex Cross film, “Roses Are Red�.