Anthony Hopkins to star in another ‘Silence of the Lambs’ sequel

Anthony Hopkins is set to play the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in another “Silence of the Lambs” sequel.  He will be teaming up again with Ridley Scott, who also directed 2001′s “Hannibal.”

Cate Blanchett is supposedly on board to take over the role of Clarice Starling. Jodie Foster was reportedly going to reprise her role, but pulled out to direct Claire Danes in the forthcoming Flora Plum.
A spokesperson for film-makers Universal says, “Hopkins and Scott are both very committed. We like what we’ve got, and the revised script is really, really good.” for which he won a Best Actor Oscar.

No report yet on whether or not the movie will be based on a Thomas Harris novel — as all the previous movies were.

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