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Hannibal Rising
Release Date:
February 9, 2007
March 30, 2005
Gong Li goes Behind the Mask
Gong Li, who has become a rising star in China, will portray Lady Muraski in the Hannibal Lecter prequel Behind the Mask. Her character is a Japanese woman who teaches young Hannibal cultural sophistication. Peter Webber is directing the film, which is being written by Thomas Harris (who also wrote all of the books in the franchise and will continue with an additional book by the same title).
Source: Variety
November 3, 2004
Webber to direct next Lecter film
Peter Webber (Girl With a Pearl Earring) has signed on to direct the next film in the Hannibal Lecter saga. Behind the Mask, based on a book currently being written by Thomas Harris, will focus on the killer's years as a child and young man. The author should have the novel completed in time for a Fall 2005 release, with the movie hitting theaters in Summer of 2006.
Source: Variety
October 29, 2004
Hannibal Lecter returns
Hannibal Lecter is about to reappear on bookshelves and in your local theater again - this time centering on the infamous character's youth. The creator of the character, novelist Thomas Harris, is already working on the novel, Behind the Mask. Producer Dino De Laurentiis is planning to bring the story to the big screen sometime in 2006.
The prequel will be about the development of the mind of a monster, and requires some complicated casting. At this point, the studio is considering using a five-year-old, a 14-year-old and an early 20-something. Though the character is actually Lithuanian, the producer is looking to use actors with British accents (like Anthony Hopkins). Both the book and the movie will be set in 1940s Europe.
There's not much known about the actual plot of the story other than the fact that the young Lecter will be a loner with a high IQ. His emotions alternate from extreme empathy with others to outright antipathy.
Source: Variety
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