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Beth Ure

Trailer for Owen Wilson's new film Paint leaves fans scratching their heads

A new trailer for Owen Wilson's film Paint has dropped, but his resemblance to a beloved painter has left fans scratching their heads.

The trailer shows Wilson with a huge curly hairstyle and beard, and speaking in soft tones, much like Bob Ross, a highly popular painter known for his show, The Joy of Painting. His resemblance to Bob Ross had fans assuming the film was a biopic of Ross' life, but in reality it is a fictional story.

Wilson stars as Carl Nargle, Vermont’s premier public TV painter who is convinced he has it all, until his success is derailed by a younger, better artist. The trailer shows the painter spouting various wholesome and inspirational phrases, as well as being surrounded by adoring female fans.

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The trailer has left fans confused, as the caption reads: "Owen Wilson stars as Carl Dangle in the first trailer for ‘PAINT’." One person joked that they had accidentally got the name wrong, replying to the tweet saying: "You misspelled Bob Ross btw." Another said: "that's Bob Ross"

One Twitter user wrote a quip that the film makers couldn't get the rights to use Bob Ross' name for the film, replying to the tweet saying: "Couldn't get the rights to bob's name?" Another asked: "Is this some sort of Bob Ross ripoff? Or is Carl Dangle an actual person?" Someone replied to saying: "I'm pretty sure it's a parody of Bob Ross"

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