'Paint' trailer: A Bob Ross-coded film that isn't actually about Bob Ross

Owen Wilson "takes paint to a whole new place."
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A man with a perm paints a landscape on a canvas.
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Don't be fooled by the perm, this film isn't actually about Bob Ross. 

Owen Wilson stars in Paint as a fictional painter called Carl Nargle, who has his own art show that's taking Vermont by storm. While Paint's trailer is heavily Bob Ross-coded, from the hair to the lullaby-like voice to the unmatched peace of painting a tree with the most lovable guy on TV, the film's events are entirely fictional and merely inspired by Ross' character. 

Paint follows Nargle's success, that's quickly challenged by a new painter called Ambrosia (Ciara Renée). It's a battle of brushstrokes and television, as the pair grapple with winning the crown for best comfort human. 

Paint also stars Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lusia Strus, Stephen Root, and Lucy Freyer. 

Paint releases in theaters on April 7. 

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Yasmeen Hamadeh is an Entertainment Intern at Mashable, covering everything about movies, TV, and the woes of being chronically online.


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