Hannibal (film) Hannibal (film) Hannibal is a 2001 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1999 novel of the same name. It is the sequel to the 1991 Academy Award–winning film "The Silence of the Lambs" in which Anthony Hopkins returns to his role as the serial killer, Hannibal Lecter. Julianne Moore co-stars, in the role first held by Jodie Foster, as FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. The film had a difficult and occasionally troubling pre-production history. When the novel was published in 1999, "The Silence of the Lambs" director Jonathan Demme, screenwriter Ted Tally, and
Buddy Foster the voice talent of the little boy in the famous 1969 Tootsie Pop commercial Mr. Owl - How Many Licks Does It Take? and often confused and credited to Peter Robbins (the young voice actor who portrayed Charlie Brown during the 1960s cartoons). He made his final screen appearance with a small role in the United Artists feature film, "Foxes" (1980), which starred his sister, Jodie Foster. In 1997, Foster authored the book, "Foster Child" (), in which he chronicled his account of his and Jodie's childhood. In the book, he alleged that Jodie was gay or bisexual, and that