Indies take 'Different' path
Winter Road and Veralux to produce memoir
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Mark Clayman, who exec produced "The Pursuit of Happyness," acquired the book, which is based on a true story that chronicles an unlikely friendship between a wealthy art dealer struggling to salvage his crumbling marriage and a drifter living on the streets.
Book, which explores such motifs as miracles and the healing power of faith, gained grassroots support in Christian circles and became a New York Times bestseller. Recently released in paperback, "Same Kind of Different as Me" was first published in 2006.
Ralph Winter (the "X-Men" and "Fantastic Four" franchises) and Susana Zepeda will produce for Winter Road, which has a first-look deal at 20th Century Fox. Clayman and Jennifer Gates will produce for Veralux Media. Winter also produced "Left Behind: The Movie."
Winter Road and Veralux will be taking the property to studios.
