Paul Bettany, Judy Greer and Sophia Lillis Talk UNCLE FRANK in Exclusive Interview I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the talented stars of UNCLE FRANK, Paul Bettany, Judy Greer and Sophia Lillis about the Amazon original dramedy. The film, written and directed by Alan Ball, also stars Peter Macdissi, Margo Martindale, Steve Zahn, and Martindale , UNCLE FRANK will be released on Amazon Prime Video November 25th. In 1973, teenaged Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) leaves her rural Southern hometown to study at New York University where her beloved Uncle Frank (Paul Bettany) is a revered literature professor. She soon discovers that Frank is gay, and living with his longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi) — an arrangement that he has kept secret for years.