Owen Wilson Goes Full Bob Ross in Trailer for Art Comedy ‘Paint’ (Video)
thewrap.comThe hook of IFC’s “Paint” seems to be “What if Bob Ross was challenged for public broadcasting painting supremacy by a younger and, yes, more inclusive artist?” Think “All About Eve” or “Showgirls,” in this case offering a set-in-their-ways veteran on-television painter and art instructor being usurped by a younger, more exciting upstart.
Owen Wilson isn’t literally playing late painter Bob Ross, who died at the age of 52 in 1995. However, at least some of the comedy offered up in the latest trailer for “Paint” is contingent upon audiences being somewhat aware of the beloved, soft-spoken artist.
The hair, the gee-whiz sentiment and the soft color palette are all clear as crystal. The only thing anointing this film as set in the present day, as opposed to the 1980s or 1990s, is a brief reference to an Uber.
Well, that and an apparently intimate moment between Renée and Michaela Watkins. In terms of broad plot, “Paint” does not seem that far off from Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” 19 years ago.
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