The best-selling Thailand-based novels of British author John Burdett are poised for the big screen after being snapped up by a Hollywood production company, it was reported Wednesday. Film rights for Burdett's "Bangkok 8" -- featuring incorruptible hero detective Sonchai Jitleecheep -- have been purchased by Millennium Films, entertainment journal Daily Variety reported. No further details were available but director James McTeigue, who directed cult film "V for Vendetta" has been lined up for the movie, which may be the first in a series, Variety reported. Burdett is a former Hong Kong-based lawyer who has forged a successful writing career. "Bangkok 8" was published to acclaim in 2003 and is the first of three detective novels set in the Thai capital. (AFP)