SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 484 – Working With Owen Wilson on ‘Paint’ With Brit McAdams
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Brit McAdams about his new movie ‘Paint’ (2023), in which the script was honored in the 2010 Black List, and stars Owen Wilson.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Brit McAdams.
They talk about the new movie Paint (2023), which Brit McAdams wrote/directed and stars Owen Wilson.
Other topics include how the Paint screenplay was honored by the annual Black List in 2010 and the long process after that to get this Comedy feature made.
The main character of Paint has some similarities to the famous painter Bob Ross, which is also part of this conversation.
You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.
You can also read a transcript of this episode. Links mentioned in the show:
- Brit McAdams on IMDb
- Paint Trailer
- Paint on IMDb
- Paint website
- The SYS script analysis service
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.