These 30 seconds are worth over 10 million euros …
Does he do it or does he not? This is the question the viewer asks himself when he sees the sixth episode of “The Outlaws” (BBC) sees in the Oscar winner Christopher Walken (78) reaches for the paint roller.
Christopher Walken, a real Banksy on the graffiti wall and a paint roller: This scene from “The Outlaws” (BBC) causes a stirPhoto: BIGTALK PRODUCTIONS
The scene: Walken stands in front of a graffiti wall in the English city of Bristol and asks several times whether he should also paint over the graffiti with the rat and the red lettering. The Bond villain plays an old man who has been given community service.
Christopher Walken grabs the paint roller. What happens then is unbelievablePhoto: BIGTALK PRODUCTIONS
“It’s really good,” says Walken. His supervisor’s announcement: “Discuss less, paint more!”
Walken shrugs and paints over – a REAL Banksy!
Banksy’s original work, which is worth millions in the art market, is repainted in the seriesPhoto: BIGTALK PRODUCTIONS
And the funniest thing about this scene: the world-famous anonymous mural artist was initiated!
The series writer, Stephen Merchant, 46, had contacted Banksy’s team in the hope that he would get involved in the scene.
Away with it! The anonymous street artist participated in this gagPhoto: BIGTALK PRODUCTIONS
The street artist, about whom little is known except that he is also from Bristol, surprised the team by secretly painting a wall on the film set. And when his work of art was discovered by the creators, he had only one condition: Walken himself should paint over his famous rat and his name.
Banksy had built a shredder into the picture frame of his work. So the “Love is in the Bin” destroyed itselfPhoto: AFP
The art rebel is a fan of his works being destroyed. Legendary: when he shredded his “Love is in the Bin” live after an auction in 2018.
There was disbelief in the auction room. Just like this excerpt from the BBC series.
Because: Banksy’s works are worth millions. Only a few days ago the “Sunflowers from Petrol Station” were auctioned for 12.5 million dollars.