The real-life Ross became a household name through the success of his public television series, “ The Joy of Painting.” The show, which ran from 1983 to 1994, taught viewers how to replicate Ross’ signature wet-on-wet oil painting technique. Still, “the late artist certainly lives on in Wilson’s Paint performance,” writes the Los Angeles Times’ Alexandra Del Rosario. The trailer doesn’t reference Ross, and the film’s events didn’t happen in his life. Later in the year, viewers will be able to stream it on AMC+, per Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro. IFC Films plans to release the comedy in theaters on April 7. “It’s what makes this country great.” In another scene, he splatters paint on the wall in frustration. “You’re entitled to your favorite TV show,” he says in the trailer. Nargle tries to come to terms with the newfound competition. His dreamy world comes crashing down when a younger painter enters the arena with a new show called “Paint With Ambrosia.” Ambrosia, played by Ciara Renée, “takes paint to a whole new place,” per the trailer. “Thanks for going to a special place with me.” “There’s nothing like having the one you hold dearest nearest when the world turns cold,” Nargle says in a voiceover. The trailer, released last week, shows Nargle captivating fans with his show, which plays everywhere from bars to retirement homes. Now, it’s finally getting its due, with a cast that includes Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lusia Strus, Michaela Watkins, Stephen Root and Lucy Freyer. In 2010, the Paint screenplay made the Black List, an annual ranking by industry insiders of great scripts that haven’t been produced. Nargle has helmed Vermont’s top painting show for nearly three decades-until another artist steals the spotlight. In Paint, written and directed by Brit McAdams, Wilson plays a gentle, nature-loving artist named Carl Nargle. Based on the trailer, his new movie appears to be inspired, at least in part, by the legendary TV painter. Sporting a fuzzy perm and speaking softly while painting an evergreen tree, Owen Wilson has gone “full-on Bob Ross mode,” writes Variety’s Julia MacCary.
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