In a new interview with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim It mostly ends up being about this inheritance ,perhaps not surprising), Brian Cox talked about what it was like to be the man who played Hannibal Lecter for the first time on screen a few years before Anthony Hopkins’ Oscar-winning performance. the silence of the Lambs Forced everyone to think that he had originated this role.
The veteran actor, who has made his mark with his stellar performances since 1986, has made peace with an epic actor’s feud. “Well, it’s a different character,” he said. hollywood reporter“I mean, it’s like playing Hamlet. Everyone will have their own Hamlet. I decided to play it the way director Michael Mann and I had decided to play it. Tony did it brilliantly. I mean, I had to go to Paris to see it because I couldn’t bring myself to see it in London.
When asked to clarify on the last part of his answer, Cox explained, “Because people knew I was the second Hannibal, and I was worried about them saying, ‘You’re comparing Hannibal Lecters’ and all that. But we played it the way we did. And of course, Tony got a huge success and he made 10 grand. Like made something.
But one rule that has apparently stuck with both Cox and Hopkins Does not talk About Hannibal Lecter “I did an interview with a newspaper, and the headline in the newspaper was that I was the first Hannibal Lecter. Well, that was true, but it seemed like I was boasting about it and I wasn’t. And then one afternoon I woke up and the phone started ringing and everything went haywire… Tony’s then-wife called my agent and said, ‘Tony is a little upset about this.’ So I called my agent and I said, ‘Look, I apologize.’ Tony and I have worked together many times since then. We never talk about it. And that’s a rule we will never make.”
For those wondering, THR did not reveal Mads Mikkelsen’s character in the TV series Hannibal-So we’re still wondering what Cox thought He Version of the sophisticated serial killer. With this in mind, you can proceed heart To read the full interview.
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