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Same Kind of Different as Me, directed by Michael Carney, is based on 2006 novel written by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent. The book detailed the fated meeting and subsequent bonding between Hall and Denver, who were respectively a successful art dealer and a homeless man. Same Kind Of Different As Me Blu-ray […]

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In 2014, Paramount Pictures announced a film adaptation of the best-selling nonfiction book Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together. It told the real-life story of Ron Hall and Denver Moore, respectively a wealthy white Southern art dealer and a Louisiana-born African-American homeless man who became friends after meeting in a shelter at which Ron was volunteering with his wife Deborah. The film was supposed to be released in early 2016, then was pushed to early 2017 until Paramount dropped it and the Christian company Pure...

Same Kind Of Different As Me, the first joint film partnership between Paramount Pictures and Pure Flix, is releasing in theaters on October 20, 2017.

Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight

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The film stars Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear, Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger, Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou, and Academy Award winner Jon Voight.

In honor of the film’s message that acts of kindness can make a powerful difference, Pure Flix created an initiative for regional organizations around the country to host red carpet screening events. On October 18, 126 local red carpet events (resulting in sales of 75,000 tickets and showings on 410 screens) took place to benefit local communities and shelters where attendees got a first viewing of the film and were reminded they can make a difference in their communities through their own acts of kindness.

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For a second weekend in a row, a low-budget movie will take out an exorbitantly-budgeted one for the top spot. Lionsgate’s Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, the sequel to last autumn’s surprise hit, is expected to make $20 million-$25 million in a crowded weekend that includes such wide entries as Warner Bros/Skydance Media’s $120M-plus disaster film Geostorm (some say that the movie is way over that figure), Universal/Working Title’s The Snowman, Sony/Black Label Media’s forest firefighter movie Only the Brave, and PureFlix/Paramount’s faith-based title Same Kind of Different as Me.

Similar to the same weekend last year, it’s a crowded frame because distributors vie to get a leg up on the weekend before Halloween as moviegoing generally calms down during that period with the exception of horror films, and Lionsgate has their Saw reboot Jigsaw opening then.

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Renée Zellweger brought the sunshine to the red carpet premiere of her new movie Same Kind of Different as Me Thursday night.

Posing for photographers at the Westwood Village Theatre in Westwood, California, the 48-year-old actresses was all smiles in a fitted canary yellow Carolina Herrera dress with square neckline, puffed sleeves and a knee-high center slit. She had her hair loosely pulled back in a bun and added a cocktail ring and metallic heels.

She was joined at the premiere by her co-stars in the film, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, and Jon Voight.

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Different indeed! Renée Zellweger sports a brunette do in her latest film, Same Kind of Different As Me, based on Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent’s bestselling memoir of the same name.

The typically blonde actress, 48, plays the wife of international art dealer Rob (Greg Kinnear), who is struggling to save their marriage after he cheats. In hopes of moving one step closer to repairing the damage, Zellweger, as the pious Deborah, requests her husband volunteer at an inner city homeless shelter where they meet an underprivileged man (Djimon Hounsou) she believes will change their lives. As a result,...

The new full-length trailer for Pure Flix’s fall release Same Kind of Different as Me showcases the film’s three stars — Greg Kinnear, Renée Zellweger and Djimon Hounsou, in an uplifting tease for the film’s long-delayed October 20 release. Directed by Michael Carney, the film is an adaptation of the inspirational bestseller based on the true story of art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear), who befriends a homeless man named Denver Moore (Housou) in the hope of saving his…...

Same Kind of Different as Me, the film that is an adaptation of a book and stars Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Jon Voight, Djimon Hounsou and Olivia Holt has been moved off the Paramount Pictures 2017 slate and picked up by Pure Flix for distribution. The picture originally had an April 29, 2016 release date, but in March of this year, Paramount pushed it to February 2, 2017. The movie made from the memoir authored by Denver Moore, Ron Hall, and Lynn Vincent, will now go…...

"You're not a bad man, and I'm glad we're friends." Paramount has debuted the trailer for a drama called Same Kind of Different as Me, adapted from the memoirs of Denver Moore, Ron Hall & Lynn Vincent, about the lives of three people bound together by fate and friendship. The film stars Renée Zellweger in her first major role (aside from Bridget Jones's Baby) in years, Greg Kinnear, and Djimon Hounsou; along with Jon Voight, Olivia Holt, Ty Parker and others. This looks like an emotional, heartfelt story of friends and family, but some of it looks pretty bland and melodramatic. They're also dumping this during the Oscar season meaning it's not that great, but at least Djimon Hounsou looks exceptional. Give it a watch. Here's the first official trailer for Michael Carney's Same Kind of Different as Me, direct from YouTube: A modern-day slave, an international art dealer, and...

Renée Zellweger hasn’t graced American screens in six years, but she’s set to make a dual return in the coming months: first with “Bridge Jones’s Baby” and then with “Same Kind of Different as Me.” Michael Carney’s drama, in which Zellweger and Greg Kinnear play a married couple, just dropped its first trailer. Watch it below.

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“I had another dream last night,” Zellweger says with a southern twang as the trailer opens, all but ensuring that whatever she saw in that dream will soon materialize in her waking life. And it does: Djimon Hounsou as a homeless man whose backstory and insights will surely be life-altering. Based on Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent’s book of the same name (which carries the brief subtitle “A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer,...

When is a Paramount Pictures film not really a Paramount Pictures production? The question might seem illogical on its face, but it's now one of supreme importance in an ongoing dispute over the unreleased film Same Kind of Different as Me, starring Renee Zellweger, based on the 2006 book co-authored by Ron Hall and Denver Moore of their friendship. In June 2015, The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada sued the studio over the score to the film. The labor guild claims that Paramount breached the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that requires that

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• Kevin Bacon is in talks for Jungle. The thriller is based on the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg, who penned a memoir about his dangerous trip to the Amazon jungle where he was accompanied by two friends and a mysterious guide. If the deal goes through, Bacon will play the Austrian guide, Karl. Greg McLean, whom Bacon worked with on 6 Miranda Drive, will direct. Justin Monjo adapted Ghinsberg's 2005 book for the screen. The film will begin shooting early next year in Australia and Colombia. In addition to the film, Ghinsberg's story also inspired the one-hour Discovery Channel docu-drama series, I Shouldn't Be Alive.

Olivia Holt, star of the Disney Channel’s I Didn't Do It, has joined Paramount's faith-based drama Same Kind of Different as Me. She joins Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight in the film, which is based on the nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the best-selling book Heaven Is for Real. Michael Carney is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Hall. The film is currently shooting in Jackson, Mississippi. The story centers on Ron Hall (Kinnear), an international art dealer who must befriend

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Disney Channel star Olivia Holt is taking her act to the big screen. Holt, the star of the Disney Channel's “I Didn't Do It,” has been tapped to star in Paramount's “Same Kind of Different as Me,” alongside Greg Kinnear and Renee Zellweger. See photos: The Evolution of Zac Efron: From Squeaky Clean ‘High School’ Star to Raunchy Frat King (Photos) The film, based on the nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, tells the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in order to save his.

Olivia Holt, star of &#160Disney Channel's I Didn't Do It, has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures' Same Kind of Different as Me,&#160based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book&#160Heaven Is for Real.

Olivia Holt will play Regan, the daughter of Ron and Debbie Hall, played by Greg Kinnear and Ren&#233e Zellweger, respectively.

Same Kind of Different as Me is directed by Michael Carney from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter are producing through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder, Carney and Foard.

Olivia Holt currently stars as&#160'Lindy'&#160in the Disney Channel original series&#160I Didn't Do It, which is about to start production for season 2.&#160She is best known for&#160playing&#160'Kim'...

Renée Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind of Different as Me.

The actors have joined Michael Carney's directorial feature debut based on the bestselling non-fiction novel, Paramount Pictures has announced.

The story centres around international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear), who is forced to befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in a desperate bid to save his struggling marriage.

The dreams of his wife (Zellweger) lead them all down a remarkable path, which includes Hall's reconciliation with his father (Voight).

Same Kind of Different as Me was written by Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent.

Vincent is the author of Heaven Is for Real, which Kinnear recently adapted.

Same Kind of Different as Me began shooting in Jackson, Mississippi this week.

Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind of Different As Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.

Michael Carney will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson, and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder, Michael Carney, and Foard.

Principal photography on the film started on October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.

Same Kind of Different As Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage...

• Greg Kinnear, Jon Voight, Renee Zellweger, and Djimon Hounsou are set to star in Paramount Pictures' Same Kind of Different as Me, EW has confirmed. Michael Carney will make his directorial debut. He co-wrote the script with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Based on the book by Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, the story follows an art dealer (Kinnear) who befriends a homeless man (Honsou) in order to save his marriage to his wife (Zellweger). The unexpected friendship takes the three on an incredible journey, and helps Hall reconnect with his father (Voight). Mary Parent and Cale Boyter...

Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in “Same Kind Of Different As Me,” based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard. Principal photography began October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi. “Same Kind Of Different As Me” is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead.

Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind Of Different As Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.

Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.

Principal photography began October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.

Same Kind Of Different As Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will...

Way back in 2009, Samuel L. Jackson was attached to star in an adaptation of the nonfiction bestseller "Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together," by Denver Moore, Ron Hall and Lynn Vincent, which tells the true story of 3 unlikely people who team up to try and solve homelessness in Fort Worth, Texas. The longer, and more intriguing description reads: "A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would...

Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award-winners Ren&#233e Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind of Different as Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.

Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder, Michael Carney and Alexander Foard.

Principal photography began October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.

Same Kind of Different as Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose...

Greg Kinnear will star in another adaptation from “Heaven Is for Real” author Lynn Vincent. Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday that Jon Voight and Kinnear will join Renee Zellweger and Djimon Hounsou in the faith-based film “Same Kind of Different as Me,” which is based on the best-selling nonfiction book written by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Vincent. Also read: Renée Zellweger Doesn't Care About ‘Silly’ Uproar Over Her Appearance: ‘I Am Healthy’ The film tells the inspirational tale of Hall (Kinnear), an international art dealer, who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife.

Paramount has announced that Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight (all Academy Award nominees or winners) will star in Same Kind of Different as Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, the latter being the author of the book Kinnear's recent sleeper hit Heaven is for Real was based on.

Jon Voight and Greg Kinnear are joining Renee Zellweger and Djimon Hounsou in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming faith-based drama Same Kind Of Different As Me based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent. Production is set to began in October 27 in Jackson, Miss. Deadline’s Jen Yamato broke the exclusive last week about Zellweger’s return to the big screen. Hounsou was also attached to the project before this morning’s announcement. Previously announced, the film marks the directorial debut of Michael Carney from a script he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.

Same Kind Of Different As Me tells the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a...

Principal photography has started on Same Kind of Different As Me, which will makr the directorial dbut of Michael Carney, and to mark the start of production, Paramount has announced some of the high profile actors cast in the film and what part they'll play.

Check out the full press release:

Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in “Same Kind Of Different As Me,” based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.

Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.

Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight are joining Renee Zellweger in Paramount's religious drama Same Kind of Different as Me. The film is based on the nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the best-selling book Heaven Is for Real. The story centers on Hall (Kinnear), an international art dealer who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger). Voight will play Hall's father, with whom he reconciles thanks to the revelations of his new life. Michael Carney will make his directorial

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Way back in 2009, Samuel L. Jackson was attached to star in an adaptation of the nonfiction bestseller "Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together," by Denver Moore, Ron Hall and Lynn Vincent, which tells the true story of 3 unlikely people who team up to try and solve homelessness in Fort Worth, Texas. The longer, and more intriguing description reads: "A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would...

After taking a break from acting for four years, Renee Zellweger is getting back in the game. Next year, we’ll see the actress in legal thriller The Whole Truth, alongside Keanu Reeves, and it looks like that project rekindled her fire for performance, as Deadline reports that Zellweger has also signed on to star in Paramount’s faith drama, Same Kind Of Different As Me.

The film is based on the 2006 bestselling novel by art dealer Ron Hall and drifter Denver Moore. The pair co-wrote the novel after they were introduced by Hall’s wife Deborah at a homeless shelter where the married couple volunteered. After they met, their lives were forever changed when they become fast friends.

Zellweger is set to play Deborah, who is described as being a kind and generous woman who sought to help those in need right up until her death. It sounds like bona fide tearjerking material,...

Exclusive: Renee Zellweger has boarded Paramount’s faith-based drama Same Kind Of Different As Me, adapted from the 2006 nonfiction best-seller about the unlikely friendship between wealthy white art dealer Ron Hall and former sharecropper-turned-drifter Denver Moore. Introduced by Hall’s wife Deborah, the two men from opposite walks of life met at a homeless shelter where Hall was volunteering. Their self-published book Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together was picked up by Thomas Nelson and went on to hit No. 8 on the New York Times bestseller list. Zellweger will play Deborah, whose higher calling to serve others brought Hall and Moore together before she succumbed to cancer in 2000.

The project is in the works at Paramount with Mary Parent producing alongside Darren Moorman (Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, Unconditional), a former exec at faith-based Sky Angel.

Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to star in "Same Kind of Different as Me," the film version of a nonfiction bestseller that has been adapted by screenwriters Roderick and Bruce Taylor ("The Brave One").Jackson will play Denver Moore, an ex-con drifter who develops an unlikely friendship with a wealthy Dallas art dealer named Ron Hall. The book, written by Hall, Moore and Lynn Vincent, was optioned by Veralux Media in 2008. According to Variety, Ralph Winter will produce through his 1019 Entertainment production company, with Veralux's Mark Clayman and Jennifer Gates. Jackson will executive produce alongside Brad Reeves, Susana Zepeda and Todd Shuster.

Samuel L. Jackson gave a shot at playing a down-on-his-luck real life person in Resurrecting the Champ, the 2007 movie that barely anyone noticed as it came and went. Apparently Jackson won't stop until he gets some attention for this specific kind of role. He's signed on to star in Same Kind of Different as Me, based on a bestseller about an ex-con drifter who develops a friendship with a wealthy art dealer. Variety isn't giving many details beyond that, but Amazon reviews describe Jackson's character, Denver Moore, as "modern-day slave," who had worked as a sharecropper picking cotton outside of Forth Worth and eventually opted for a life of homelessness instead. Ron Hall, the art dealer character, begins volunteering at a local homeless shelter and strikes up a friendship with Moore. It may be completely unfair of me, but I can't help thinking of The Soloist, the soppy Joe Wright...

-Samuel L. Jackson has joined Same Kind of Different As Me, an adaptation of a nonfiction bestseller about "Denver Moore, an ex-con drifter who develops an unlikely friendship with a wealthy Dallas art dealer named Ron Hall."  Bruce and Roderick Taylor (of the fatally flawed The Brave One) are writing the screenplay.  Jackson is playing Moore; find somebody as equally cool to play Hall and I'm there. -Confessions of a Shopaholic was crushed last Valentine's Day by He's Just Not That Into You, but it still topped $40 million, which is good enough for Universal to decide to buy two more ...

Samuel L. Jackson will star in Same Kind of Different as Me , an adaptation of a nonfiction bestseller that has been adapted by screenwriters Roderick and Bruce Taylor ( The Brave One ). Jackson will play Denver Moore, an ex-con drifter who develops an unlikely friendship with a wealthy Dallas art dealer named Ron Hall. The book was written by Hall. Ralph Winter will produce through his 1019 Entertainment banner, with Veralux's Mark Clayman and Jennifer Gates. Jackson will be executive producer alongside Brad Reeves, Susana Zepeda and Todd Shuster.

Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to star in Same Kind Of Different As Me. The deal will see Jackson take on the role of Denver Moore, an ex-con drifter who develops an unlikely friendship with Ron Hall, a wealthy Dallas art dealer. The character of Ron Hall has yet to be cast.

The film is an adaptation of the non-fiction bestseller of the same name which was penned by screenwriters Bruce and Roderick Taylor. The deal is a classic example of a script, a star and a production company getting together in the hopes of finding financing and/or a studio.

The sceenplay had been in circulation for some time until it was optioned by Veralux in 2008. With Jackson now attached, the film is being shopped around, in the hopes of securing funding and finding a director. Ralph Winter will produce the pic through his 1019 Entertainment along with Veralux's Mark Clayman and Jennifer Gates,...

Samuel L. Jackson is set to star in 1019 Entertainment and Veralux's "Same Kind of Different as Me." Based on the nonfiction bestseller written by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent, Jackson stars as an ex-convict drifter who begins an unlikely friendship with a rich Dallas art dealer called Ron Hall. Mark Clayman and Jennifer Gates of Veralux are producing alongside 1019 Entertainment's Ralph Winter. Jackson will serve as an executive producer on the project along with Todd Shuster, Susana Zepeda and Brad Reeves.

The great Samuel L. Jackson is all set and ready to star in "Same Kind of Different as Me," the big-screen adaptation of the nonfiction bestseller written by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent.

What's it about? Jackson will star as Moore, an ex-con who launches into an unlikely friendship with Hall, a wealthy art dealer from Dallas. Roderick and Bruce Taylor ("The Brave One") are writing the script.

Samuel Jackson has signed on to star in Same Kind of Different As Me, from the bestselling memoir by Ron Hall and Denver Moore.It's one of those deals where there's a production company and a script and a star before there's a studio or a budget. The screenwriters are Roderick and Bruce Taylor (The Brave One) and the producer is franchise king Ralph Winter (X-Men, Fantastic Four, pre-Abrams Star Trek), with Jackson also executive-producing.The book's subtitle is "a modern day slave, an international art dealer, and the unlikely woman who bound them together", which is a fairly handy nutshell version of the plot. Jackson's character will be Louisiana plantation worker, drifter and ex-con Denver Moore, while the role of his opposite number, toff Dallas art dealer Ron Hall, remains to be cast. Might we respectfully suggest Kevin Spacey, for a Negotiator reunion? ...

Samuel L Jackson has signed on to yet another film - an adaptation of non-fiction book Same Kind Of Different As Me. He's agreed to play Denver Moore, a real-life ex-con and former drifter, who forged an unlikely friendship with wealthy art dealer Ron Hall in Dallas. It's based on the book penned by Moore, Hall (below) and Lynn Vincent and was originally optioned last year. The film has lingered on the edges of development limbo for a while now, but with Jackson aboard, the script is finally being shopped around in the hopes of...

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Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to star in the upcoming adaptation of the nonfiction book Same Kind Of Different As Me for writers Roderick and Bruce Taylor. The film follows Denver Moore, a con man who grew up in slavery in 1960s Louisiana (yup, you read right: 1960s). He eventually meets up with a woman who has cancer and her husband, a wealthy art dealer in Texas. Their relationships eventually change all their lives for the better. As the cover of the book states, it's an...

Samuel L. Jackson will star in the nonfiction bestseller adaptation Same Kind of Different as Me, from screenwriters Roderick and Bruce Taylor.

According to Variety, Jackson will play Denver Moore, an ex-con drifter who develops an unlikely friendship with a wealthy Dallas art dealer named Ron Hall. The book, written by Hall, Moore and Lynn Vincent, was optioned by Veralux Media in 2008. With Jackson aboard, the script is now being shopped for production financing.

No production date has been set.