Alan Ball.Bettany, of course, has made a career specializing in flamboyant, often villainous characters in such films as The Da Vinci Code, and Solo: A Star Wars Story, as well as as the iconic superhero Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Alan Ball cut his teeth writing for television on sitcoms such as Cybil and Grace Under Fire before winning an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for American Beauty.
He subsequently went on to create the addictive TV series True Blood and Six Feet Under, both of which draw on his experiences as a gay man.Related: Will Alan Ball’s New Series, “Banshee,” Be Another “True Blood”?Now the pair team up for Ball’s latest writer/directorial outing, Uncle Frank.