Hannibal

NBC Picks Up HANNIBAL TV Series from PUSHING DAISIES and DEAD LIKE ME Creator Bryan Fuller

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: November 7th, 2011 at 2:21 pm

Having spent plenty of time in the company of death, though albeit on a slightly more whimsical and comedic scale, Bryan Fuller seems like the right choice to bring everyone’s favorite cannibalistic serial killer, Hannibal Lecter to the small screen. That’s why it’s good to hear news from Deadline that Fuller has written and will be executive producing (with Martha De Laurentiis) a new TV series for NBC simply called Hannibal which just got picked up for a script development deal against a 13-episode commitment from the network. What does that mean? Well if the network likes the initial script, there won’t be any need to shoot a pilot and wait for approval since the project will go straight to series if Fuller’s first script is good enough. Taking cues from one of the most iconic lines in cinema history, Fuller’s TV take on the iconic killer is said to dive into the dark, sick side of Hannibal who loves to feast on his victims, but that’s all we know for now. The question is who has the screen presence to fill the shoes that fit Anthony Hopkins so perfectly.

Weekend Box Office – THE RITE Stays On Top with $15 Million; The Mechanic Ties for Third with $11.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: January 30th, 2011 at 10:11 am

After finishing in first on Friday, The Rite stayed on top with a three day estimate of $15 million from its 2,985 locations.  No Strings Attached followed in second place, holding on to 58% of its first weekend total.  The Mechanic opened in third for the weekend with $11.5 million, a figure that was well above most projections for the R-rated action film.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Rite	$15,000,000	$15
2	No Strings Attached	$13,700,000	$39.7
3	The Mechanic	$11,500,000	$11.5
4	The Green Hornet	$11,500,000	$78.8
5	The King’s Speech	$11,100,000	$72.2
6	True Grit	$7,600,000	$148.3
7	The Dilemma	$5,470,000	$40.6
8	Black Swan	$5,100,000	$90.7
9	The Fighter	$4,055,000	$78.3
10	Yogi Bear	$3,165,000	$92.5

THE HANNIBAL LECTER ANTHOLOGY Blu-ray Review

by Brett Weinstock    Posted: October 12th, 2009 at 7:58 am

Debuting twenty-three years ago with “Manhunter”, there have been five films chronicling the enigmatic and terrifying serial killer Hannibal Lecter.  Though many of us have seen the first three (which are included in this collection), they were previously unreleased on Blu-Ray format until this past month.  If you haven’t seen these films, you owe it yourself to see them at whatever cost, but the Blu-Ray versions don’t necessarily add anything spectacular to the series.  Though worth watching, this collection of films doesn’t differ much from the previously released versions, and I am still waiting for some sort of “Ultimate Collection.” Keep reading after the jump to see why.

Vin Diesel is Full of Shit

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 12th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

I like Vin Diesel. I really like “Pitch Black” and “The Chronicles of Riddick”. In fact, I like both movies so much that when I had an opportunity to speak with writer/director David Twohy last week for his new movie “A Perfect Getaway”, I made sure to ask him everything I could think of about a 3rd “Riddick” movie. And you know what he said? “I think we will make another movie when Vin commits fully to it”. He went on to say “I’m calling him out. Did you see me?” Meaning, he’d love to make one, but it’s not on him.

So I have to ask: Does this sound like a writer/director getting ready to turn in a new script next month on a third “Riddick” movie? Because according to Vin Diesel (via Facebook) that’s what he’s doing. So I think it’s finally time to say it. Vin Diesel is full of shit. Find out why after the jump:

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