Hannibal
Anthony Hopkins ' Oscar - winning portrayal of Dr. HannibalLecter might be the most famous , but he ’s not the only actor to play the iconic part . Hannibal " The Cannibal " Lecter made his launching in the novelRed Dragon , by Thomas Harris . In both the world of movies and Harris ' books , Hannibal commence as a supporting character , but became so popular that he make headway more and more sieve fourth dimension . Hannibal is the kind of baddie that ’s always interesting , and sometimes even likeable despite his evil acts , which can often be astoundingly flagitious .
In the mankind of films and TV , Hannibal Lecter has appear onscreen on six different juncture . The first came in Michael Mann ’s 1986 filmManhunter , although the character did n’t gain genuine swelling until 1991’sThe Silence of the Lambs . Hannibal would take center stagecoach in 2001’sHannibal , and would also appear in a re - adaptation ofRed Dragonin 2003 . Hannibal ’s origin story took shape in 2011’sHannibal rise , while the most late incarnation come up on TV , via NBC ’s cultus hitHannibalseries fromcreator Bryan Fuller . Here ’s all the player to play the purpose so far .
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Brian Cox - Manhunter
WhileManhuntertook many liberties with Harris’Red Dragonsource material , Hannibal ’s use in the plot of land remains essentially the same . Manhuntercenters on Will Graham ( William Petersen ) , a retired criminal profiler who seek an incarcerated Lecter ’s help after being inscribe to hunt down a new killer whale known as " The Tooth Fairy " ( Tom Noonan ) . acquire anything useful out of Hannibal ( play by acclaimed Scottish histrion Brian Cox ) proves hard , as Will is the one who apprehend Lecter in the first spot . Cox ’s Lecter is much more low - samara and less charismatic than Anthony Hopkins ' reading .
Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, & Red Dragon
One of the greatest suspense thrillers of all clock time , The quiet of the Lambsadapted Thomas Harris ' sequel toRed Dragon , which in many ways boasts a like apparatus . FBI rookie Clarice Starling ( Jodie Foster ) is tasked by boss Jack Crawford with seek the help of an incarcerated Hannibal ( Anthony Hopkins ) for track down a killer dubbed " Buffalo Bill " ( Ted Levine).The Silence of the Lambswent on to clean up at the Oscars , and make Hopkins ' Hannibal a pop culture touchstone . Hopkins would reprise the role for 2001’sHannibal , which saw Julianne Moore take over as Clarice , and hark back again forRed Dragon , which saw a redo of the Lecter / Graham story with Edward Norton as Will . While Hopkins does well as common , the fact that he wait much old inRed Dragonthan he did inSilence of the Lambsis a bit distracting , since it ’s essentially a prequel .
Gaspard Ulliel - Hannibal Rising
A Gallic actor and model , Gaspard Ulliel was cast as a young Hannibal in 2007’sHannibal Rising , which disclose the cannibalistic serial killer ’s backstory . Unfortunately , Hannibal Risingearned vituperative reviews , and is almost nemine contradicente look at the worst movie featuring Lecter . Ulliel ’s Hannibal does n’t at all seem like he would develop up to be the man we experience in the Hopkins films , and also front and sounds absolutely nothing like Hopkins . Many fan also come up the filling in of Hannibal ’s yesteryear to be needless , and that by trying to make Hannibal more good-hearted , it make the character in the wrong focussing .
Mads Mikkelsen - Hannibal TV Series
If there ’s anyone in Anthony Hopkins ' league when it comes to play Hannibal Lecter , most fan would argue it’sMads Mikkelsen , star of NBC’sHannibalTV serial publication . Many Lecter fans were disbelieving of a new take on the theatrical role , particularly one on mesh TV . Those same fan were take aback at just how slap-up Bryan Fuller ’s serial turned out , and how spellbinding Mikkelsen proved to be in the part . WhileHannibalwas never a ratings hit , it lasted for three extremely acclaimed seasons , and there are still murmurs of apossible season 4 .
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