There is a certain advantage of having former stuntmen in the director’s chair for action movies. They know the moves, choreography, and production. For director Kimani Ray Smithin The Painter, the stuntman-turned-director is following the footsteps of other directors with David Leitch and Chad Stahelski.

The Painter is definitely a kick-ass and take no prisoner film that stars Charlie Weber (How to Get Away with Murder) in the lead role as a former CIA operative taken out of retirement after a young unknown woman walked into his life.

The film also stars Jon Voight (Coming Home), Madison Bailey (Outer Banks), and Marie Avgeropoulos (The 100). The screenplay was written by Brian Buccellato.

Here is the full synopsis:

An ex-CIA operative turned painter is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta chatted with director Kimani Ray Smith about the production, stunt team, behind-the-scenes moments, Vancouver, and the advantage of having stunt experience for a director.

Kimani Ray Smith received his first big break in Hollywood as the stunt performer in Jackie Chan’s Rumble in the Bronx. In the next thirty years, he accumulated over 200 credits as a stunt performer, actor, and stunt coordinator in films, such as I Robot, Salt, A-Team, Twilight, Total Recall, and the Deadpool movies. On the directing side, he helmed episodes Van Helsing, Two Sentence Horror Stories, Motherland: Fort Salem, and Horror Noire.

The Painter is in select theaters and available digitally today.

Watch the exclusive interview with Kimani Ray Smith below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Paramount Movies