Supernatural star
Jared Padalecki may be best known these days for battling demons, driving a cool car, and driving all the young girls crazy, but the young star will be trading his Kerouac from hell gig, temporarily, to portray famous Christmas artist Thomas Kinkade in a trio of films being developed by Lionsgate.
Kinkade is best known for his warm exterior portraits of Christmas scenes. Snow flying in startling white sheets and blowing drifts bathed by warm light, Kinkade's signature style has come to symbolize the ideal for a Christmas firmly situated in Americana. Sure his motifs are as cornball and ‘square' as you can get, but there is no mistaking his influence on the visual definition of the perfect Christmas. Kinkade's portfolio is not exclusively Christmas themed, but it is his staple none-the-less.
In the films, Padalecki will portray the painter in reminiscences of real life events that inspired particular pieces of art from the Kinkade collection. If you are wondering, so far the plots include more than one authentic Christmas miracle, and if you're a gambler, I'd expect even money on the other two also having something to do with Walmart's favorite holiday.
The first film is assured a holiday big screen release, meaning Jared Padalecki will be getting some much deserved big screen exposure. As far as the leap of narrative goes, fans will no doubt remember that Padalecki does have some sappy drama in his background via his experience with
Gilmore Girls.
The timeline for shooting the films has not been released, but it is a safe bet the first will not interfere with the filming of the third season of
Supernatural. The timing on the subsequent duo of films may be telling for Padalecki's future on
Supernatural. With the fact widely known that
Supernatural barely made a third season, Padalecki might well be looking for a steady gig elsewhere should it not be so lucky the fourth time around.
- Jon Lachonis, BuddyTV Senior Writer
Source: Box Office Prophet
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