Clarice Starling to cover the events of "The Silence of the Lambs", and the sixth to cover the events of "Hannibal", with the seventh to be an original storyline resolving "Hannibal"s ending. Since the series' cancellation, Fuller has stated that should the series continue, whether for a fourth season or feature film, and should they obtain rights to adapt "The Silence of the Lambs", Ellen Page would be his ideal casting for Clarice Starling. Clarice Starling Clarice M. Starling is a fictional character who appears in the novels "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris. In the film adaptation
Jodie Foster in the film due to its violent content, but relented after governor Pat Brown intervened and a UCLA psychiatrist assessed her. A social worker was required to accompany her on set and her older sister Connie acted as her stand-in in sexually suggestive scenes. Foster later commented on the controversy saying that she hated "the idea that everybody thinks if a kid's going to be an actress it means that she has to play Shirley Temple or someone's little sister." During the filming, Foster developed a close bond with co-star Robert De Niro, who saw "serious potential" in her and