However the project never reached fruition .
In 1952 Julian Blaustein , executive producer at Twentieth Century - Fox , purchased the film rights for The Brotherhood of Fear , with the intention that Ardrey would be engaged to write the screenplay .
The project never reached fruition .
In 1952 Julian Blaustein , executive producer at Twentieth Century - Fox , purchased the film rights for The Brotherhood of Fear , with the intention that Ardrey would be engaged to write the screenplay .