Christopher Walken paints over an original Banksy on Bristol set of TV show The Outlaws | Ents & Arts News
Banksy left his mark on the Bristol set of BBC present The Outlaws – just for it to be painted over by Hollywood megastar Christopher Walken.
Banksy had painted a rat stood on a paint can on the wall within the metropolis, captioned along with his moniker, and was left coated up with a wood board.
It was later discovered by Walken, who started to color over it, successfully destroying the art work.
Banksy painted the art work in his hometown of Bristol. Pic: BBC
That is after all all above board and was a part of a scene in BBC drama The Outlaws, which noticed Walken’s character instructed to color over a wall of graffiti as a part of his neighborhood service.
It’s understood that the Bristolian avenue artist had agreed to depart his mark on the present’s set, making it the actual deal.
In response to the BBC, a spokesperson stated: “We are able to affirm that the art work on the finish of The Outlaws was an unique Banksy, and that Christopher Walken painted over that art work throughout the filming of this scene, finally destroying it.”
Frank, Walken’s character, is seen asking his probation officer if he ought to cover-up the art work after being instructed to color over the graffiti on the wall.
Nonetheless, she is dealing with the opposite approach, unaware it is a Banksy portray, that means Frank runs his curler over the rat.
New BBC drama The Outlaws, which is ready in Banksy’s residence metropolis, was written by and stars The Workplace co-creator Stephen Service provider, and follows the story of a gaggle of minor criminals who’re participating in neighborhood service.
Christopher Walken performs Frank within the BBC present The Outlaws. Pic: BBC
In addition to Walken, who has been in movies akin to Pulp Fiction, The Outlaws stars the likes of Richard E Grant, Darren Boyd and Ian McElhinney.
Banksy artworks are sometimes value tens of millions of kilos when offered at public sale, and normally pop-up in unannounced places in a single day.
You’ll be able to hearken to Sky Information’ assessment of The Outlaws within the Backstage podcast.
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The Outlaws is at present out there on BBC iPlayer within the UK, and Amazon Prime Video internationally.
