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Just months after the first photo surfaced of Owen Wilson playing a painter who bears a striking resemblance to Bob Ross, the first trailer has arrived for Paint.
While the film doesn't appear to be based on Bob Ross' life - who passed away in 1995 at just 52 after complications with lymphoma - the 54-year-old Wilson's character - Vermont painter Carl Nargle - was clearly heavily inspired by Ross.
The new film, which hits theaters April 7 from IFC Films, follows Nargle's rise to fame, which is challenged by a talented younger painter with a similar style.
The trailer begins with a paintbrush spreading orange paint on a canvas as Nargle is heard saying, 'It's hard not to feel a little lost as we begin.'
He's seen painting a tree in one shot and then he's seen in the woods saying, 'Let's take it all in,' as he hears a bird chirping.
Channeling: Just months after the first photo surfaced of Owen Wilson playing a painter who bears a striking resemblance to Bob Ross, the first trailer has arrived for Paint
Coming soon: The new film, which hits theaters April 7 from IFC Films, follows Nargle's rise to fame, which is challenged by a talented younger painter with a similar style
Lost: The trailer begins with a paintbrush spreading orange paint on a canvas as Nargle is heard saying, 'It's hard not to feel a little lost as we begin'
'When's the last time you heard someone say something THAT interesting?' Bob asks himself.
We see Bob on TV again as a number of vastly different people watch his show at homes, retirement homes and a bar, as Carl says, 'There's nothing like having the one you hold dearest, nearest when the world turns cold.'
'Thanks for going to a special place with me,' he says on the set, as a number of female producers look on.
He's also seen in his car as people yell out to him from the street, as he's heard saying, 'I'm always moving forward, just on to the
