Latest News About Anthony Hopkins: A Taste For Hannibal

Updated 2026-04-18 02:02

Anthony Hopkins news about Hannibal latest updates are scarce in 2026; most recent coverage centers on retrospective notes and legacy remarks rather than new film work. Here’s a concise snapshot of what’s circulating.

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Sir Anthony Hopkins: Playing Hannibal Lecter Was “So Easy”

You would think that a playing a cannibal would be difficult. Not so for Sir Anthony Hopkins! “I think Hannibal [Lecter] was one of favorite roles because it was so easy. Dead easy,” Hopkins tells host Larry King in a brand new interview on Larry King Now. Dead easy? Pun intended, Sir Anthony? Hopkins is […]

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Hopkins Defends Hannibal, Talks Prequel

He may have been referring to co-star Julianne Moore's comments to Vanity Fair that she had to discuss the violence in the film with her shrink after completing the project. Hannibal opened on Friday in the United States and Canada and has enjoyed the third most successful opening box-office weekend ever, grossing $58 million in its first three days of release. "I must confess I expected it to be big, but not this big," Hannibal producer Dino De Laurentiis told Reuters. The film, which cost...

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Hopkins to get a bigger slice of Hannibal

Sir Anthony Hopkins stands to make an estimated £24 million when he reprises his role as the cannibal Dr Hannibal Lecter in Red Dragon, because he has negotiated a share of profits. Queues are anticipated today at London previews and 3,357 screens in cinemas across America. The American run is expected to create a box office record as rival Hollywood studios, fearing a blockbuster, have delayed releasing their new films. … "He was like a rock star. And I thought: 'This guy is a cannibalistic...

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