Who took the role originated by Jodie Foster in films about Hannibal Lechter?
Hannibal (film) actress Jodie Foster all declined to be involved in its adaptation. Ridley Scott became attached as director after the success of "Gladiator" (2000), and eventually signed onto the project after reading the script pitched by Dino De Laurentiis, who produced "Manhunter" (1986), based on the 1981 Harris novel "Red Dragon". After the departure of Foster and screenwriter Tally, Julianne Moore took on Foster's role while David Mamet and Steven Zaillian wrote the screenplay. Set ten years after "The Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal" follows Starling's attempts to apprehend Lecter before his surviving victim, Mason Verger, captures him. It is set
Jodie Foster her father. Following the divorce, Brandy raised the children with her partner in Los Angeles. She worked as a publicist for film producer Arthur P. Jacobs, until focusing on managing the acting careers of Buddy and Jodie. Although Foster was officially named Alicia, her siblings began calling her "Jodie", and the name stuck. Foster was a gifted child who learned to read at the age of three. She attended a French-language prep school, the Lycée Français de Los Angeles. Her fluency in French has enabled her to act in French films, and she also dubs herself in French-language versions of