IFC Films shared the first look for its upcoming film Paint on Thursday, teasing Owen Wilson taking on the role of a painter that looks very familiar to an iconic one we all know.
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Paint stars Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renee, Lusia Strus, Stephen Root, and Lucy Freyer. Written and directed by Brit McAdams, the film focuses on Wilson’s Carl Nargle, a public television painter.
Check out the first look, which sees Wilson portraying a character very similar to that of legendary artist Bob Ross, below:
“In Paint, Owen Wilson portrays Carl Nargle, Vermont’s #1 public television painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke… until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves,” reads the official synopsis for the upcoming film.
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Paint is currently slated to release in theaters on April 28, 2023.
