{"id":253,"date":"2026-10-11T22:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T05:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/?p=253"},"modified":"2026-10-12T07:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:45:02","slug":"frank-and-percy-new-movie-a-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/frank-and-percy-new-movie-a-question\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Frank and Percy&#8221; \/ New Movie: A Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are three glorious actors who, on their way to arriving in the cast of <em>Frank and Percy,<\/em> have each starred in the same r\u00f4le elsewhere. What part did they share?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4537dffa wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acdb3673674a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acdb3673674a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/21.-DSCF2632a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ian McKellen and Ncuti Gatwa 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data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acdb36736bff&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acdb36736bff\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20.-DSCF0354-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"Ian McKellen and Peter Davison in FRANK AND PERCY.\" class=\"wp-image-256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckellen.com\/wp3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20.-DSCF0354-1024x811.jpg 1024w, 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fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Peter Davison,<\/strong> the UK\u2019s favourite TV vet, clearly still knows what he&#8217;s doing with Percy\u2019s dog Bruno.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acdb36736fae&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acdb36736fae\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" 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Ncuti and Peter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Photos by Frederic Aranda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian McKellen and Roger Allam in &#8220;Frank and 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