Thursday, February 28, 2013

Huffingtonpost.com: Lara Jean Chorostecki as Freddie Lounds


Huffingtonpost.com: Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price


Huffingtonpost.com: Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller

Huffingtonpost.com: Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz


Huffingtonpost.com: Caroline Dhavernas as Alana Bloom


Huffingtonpost.com: Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford



Huffingtonpost.com: Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter


Huffingtonpost.com: Hugh Dancy as Will Graham


Huffingtonpost.com: Hannibal Cast Photo


Facebook: Martha De Laurentiis and Nastassja Kinski



Martha De Laurentiis (pictured here with Nastassja Kinski) served as the President of the 2013 Los Angeles - Italia Film, Fashion & Art Festival earlier this month. This year the festival honored Al Pacino for his long and successful career.

2-Minute International Trailer

Monday, February 25, 2013

Facebook: Michael Rymer directing Episode 12

Michael Rymer is back to direct Hannibal Episode 12! You know his work from Battlestar Galactica and the film Queen of the Damned. He also directed a creepy episode of American Horror Story this season. After his incredible work on HANNIBAL Episodes 2 and 8, we couldn't wait to get him back on set.

Facebook: Jim Hawkinson and Guillermo Navarro working on "Roti"



We're thrilled to have one of the best cinematographers in the business, Jim Hawkinson, working on Hannibal. The attached photo depicts director Guillermo Navarro (left) and Jim on the final day of shooting Episode 11.

Mads Mikkelsen chats with Access at the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards



Access: Now, you have a big show coming up, "Hannibal".

Mads: Yeah.

Access: Alright tell us about "Hannibal", tell us how much it is inspired, or whatever, by "Silence of the Lambs".

Mads: Well, I think it's super-inspired. It's the characters, but it's taking place before the books, so it's a "pre"-thing, and you might even see Hannibal being fairly sane in situations. He needs to make friends and that is how it starts out, [Hannibal] making friends with the main characters.

Access: Well Hannibal has a certain culinary, you know, taste. Are we going to see him enjoying some odd food?

Mads: Yeah, and not only him, he's having a lot of parties, he's throwing a lot of parties.

The Guardian: Sky Living picks up Hannibal

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Sky Living has bought the rights to the US serial-killer drama Hannibal, featuring the Hannibal Lecter character from The Silence of the Lambs.

Sky Living bought the series in an exclusive deal with distributor, Gaumont International Television.

Director of Sky Living Antonia Hurford-Jones said. "We are delighted to be adding Hannibal to our lineup of quality US drama on Sky Living.

"We know this is something our customers really love and we are committed to bringing them the best the US has to offer.

"This series is perfect for Sky Living because it will appeal not only our core female audience, but to a shared one too. Plus it will complement our new original commissions which are starting to come through.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Facebook: Buffet Froid with John Dahl

 

"Couples Therapy." From the set of Hannibal, we bring you this view into Dr. Lecter's office. Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy work out a scene for Episode 10 with director John Dahl.

NBC: Picture of Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price

Scott Thompson as  Jimmy Price

NBC: Picture of Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter

Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter

NBC: Picture of Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford

Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford

NBC: Picture of Hugh Dancy as Will Graham

Hugh Dancy as Will Graham

NBC: Picture of Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz

Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz

NBC: Picture of Caroline Dhavernas as Alana Bloom

Caroline Dhavernas as Alana Bloom
 

NBC: Picture of Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller

Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller

David Slade is back for the season finale!


David Slade is back for the season finale! Excellent!

Thanks to anderson2608 for uncovering this!

Michael Rymer to Direct Episode 12


Thanks to anderson2608 for uncovering this!

Speculation: Is Episode 7 a "Silence of the Lambs" homage?


O.K., this is pure speculation, but here's my reasoning 
that Episode 7 ("Entrée") a "Silence of the Lambs" homage:



In November it was announced that Eddie Izzard (wonderful actor, mad charity marathon runner and hopefully the future Mayor of London) is guesting in Hannibal as an inmate at the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane (the same facility where Hannibal Lecter is eventually incarcerated). 

 

Eddie’s character is claiming to be “the infamous Chesapeake Ripper.” More on this at the very bottom of this article with potential spoilers.


Also in November we get the announcement that Anna Chlumsky be playing Miriam Lass, a young FBI trainee under the tutelage of Laurence Fishburne’s Jack Crawford. Now we know how Jack treats FBI trainees, he gets them to establish relationships with serial killers to see if they can extract information about other active killers, so _maybe_  Miriam Lass will be sent in to interview “the Chesapeake Ripper”.

UPDATE:  Anna Chlumsky is listed in IMDB as being in Episode 7 - this is looking better!


Finally we get the announcement that Raul Esparza has been cast as Frederick Chilton, possibly the director of Baltimore State Hospital, bringing all the elements together for a Silence of the Lambs homage (comedy?), based on the assumption that it makes sense that Jack would have tried the strategy he used in Silence of the Lambs more than once.


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We know the Hannibal  is in fact the Chesapeake Ripper, therefore Eddie is either a complete loon who isn't a serial killer at all (and maybe the episode is a comedy?) or he is some kind or killer and is just taking credit for other people's work!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

TWITTER: First Day for Gillian Anderson on Hannibal



Twitter: Season Finale for Ellie being Filmed


Monica Mustelier tweets that the season finale for Ellie-dog is filming now.

IMDB: Cynthia Preston in "Coquilles"


Cynthia Preston listed as Emma Budish in Episode 6 ("Coquille")


Twitter: Producer Carol Dunn Trussell sprouts horns

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Our dear/deer producer Carol Dunn Trussell on the set of .

Facebook: Yipee! Guillermo Navarro is back directing "Roti"


In good hands. Shooting on Hannibal Episode 11 is underway...and Guillermo Navarro is back at the helm.


Check out some of his beautiful cinematography from Spawn (1997):

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

IMDB: Jessie Saunders-Drutz in Episode 9


Jessie Saunders-Drutz listed as Shrike Victim in Episode 9.

IMDB: Kevan Kase in Episode 8


Kevan Kase listed as Officer Dormau in Episode 8.


IMDB: Second Assistant Director Darrin Brown in Episode 7 ("Entrée")


 Darrin Brown listed as Inmate #1 in Episode 7 ("EntrĂ©e").
 Darrin is also listed as Second Assistant Director on 7 episodes.

Twitter: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen and Eddie Izzard


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Insanely Handsome Hugh Dancy Mads Mikkelsen : Kiss Cannibalize Marry?

IMDB: Episode 5 Title

Episode 5 is currently entitled "COQUILLES"


A Note on "Coquilles"


A coquille is a scallop-shaped dish or a scallop shell in which various 
seafood dishes are browned and served.

Off-Topic: Bates Motel Trailer

Looks great -- a cross-over would be excellent.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

IMDB:Travis Hedland in Episode 5


Travis Hedland listed as Boston Reporter in Episode 5

IMDB: Natalie Charles in Episode 3


Natalie Charles listed as Bus Driver in Episode 3

Twitter: Laurence Fishburne as Jack Crawford

 
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braves the on location 4 .

Twitter: Bryan Fuller tweets about Francois Degenais


Twitter: Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz

 
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