Funny, it was only a few weeks ago that I posted my interest in seeing another Hannibal Lecter film… and POOF… suddenly news comes down the pipe that the movie rights to the newest Hannibal book (coming out next fall) have been snapped up. Man, I should put up a post about my wild night in Cuba with Jennifer Garner and see what happens. Anyway, don’t expect Sir Anthony Hopkins to reprise the role of the cannibalistic shrink, because this one is going to be a prequel set deeper in the past than Red Dragon. The happy go lucky folks at CHUD give us this:
The book is titled Behind the Mask, which sounds like a featurette on one of the Friday the 13th DVDs, and will chronicle the early years of the erudite sadist with the fondness for pan-seared neighbor. “Millions of readers in 25 languages have wondered how Dr. Lecter developed his particular appetite for evil,” says Bantam Dell Publishing honcho Irwyn Applebaum, making one wonder if Esperanto and Gujarati are among them. “This novel will satisfy their curiosity.”
I like the idea. Hannibal is one of the more interesting characters to hit the screen in a long time… I welcome the chance to explore him a bit more.
Red Dragon?Is not good as the first and the second part of the movie!
Hannibal?Excellent movie. Anthony..he is the best!Julianne is not good as Foster,but she is a wonderful actress! I think that the Anthony was the best in HANNIBAL.Because? Hard to tell..His acting was excellent.
Silence of the Lambs?Fantastic…The best of all.
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Ah, The Dino strikes again. Remember when this guy used to champion classy cinema art? Now all he does is pimp Lecter. Harris is probably right now getting deep tissue massages while staying at Dino’s Roman estate as he works on the novel.
They should get Matt Damon to play young Lecter. After all, he played young Lecter in an SNL skit. Sure it was lame, but so will this prequel probably be (I know, I’m such a cynical bastard).
Who do you think will play the younger Lector? I suggest Jude Law.
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this miles is a bit apprehensive about the whole thing….we have come to see Hopkins as Lector, and tossing someone else in the role might make it a bit, well, not anhtony hopkins and therefor not lector.
Brian Cox made a fine Lector in Manhunter, but i think now we are so used to Hopkin’s portrail of the wild face munching massicist, that having someone else move in might take away formt he character.
But i bet i will enjoy it anyways…unless it turns out to be some cookie cutter serial killer movie…..i mean, we were all looking forward to Suspect Zero and we know how that turned out.
I am one of those guys who believes Silence was the best, adores Manhunter, likes Hannibal and hates Red Dragon. So if there’s going to be a prequel, I think the producer will not go that far not to have a possibility to cast the essential element of the film; being the galant Anthony Hopkins.
Maybe they can prove me wrong and then I’ll be interested. I have read the book of Hannibal, and there is plenty of material that they could use to make a pretty good prequel – about Lecter growing up and having to defend his sister, the pre-cannibalism,… If I was in power, this movie would ‘ve been already made.
One of the most interesting parts of Red Dragon was seeing Hannibal prior to being caught. I think the only way another Hannibal can be made, and interesting, is a film set prior to all other films. An epic maybe set accross 3-decades showing his full evolution into the sick (but clever) maniac he is! Wow this is honestly the most exciting film news I have heard in ages. I absolutly Love Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon and even if it was a disappointment, dont actually mind Hannibal. Wonder who will play the young Hannibal I wonder?. Shame Spacey is knocking on a bit he would have been Ideal! Whoever does get the role has certainly got some boots to fill!!!