Ready for some more big-screen penguin action?

Twentieth Century Fox has acquired the rights to develop a film version of Richard and Florence Atwater's children's book "Mr. Popper's Penguins."

Variety reported Sean Anders and John Morris will write the screenplay. The duo recently collaborated on "Sex Drive."

The story of the book follows Mr. Popper, a house painter whose life takes a major turn when he receives a real penguin in the mail.

Shortly after, Popper finds himself housing 12 penguins, which he plans to train for use in a stage act called Popper's Performing Penguins.

Anders and Morris most recently completed the script for Jim Field Smith's comedy "She's Out of My League."