It Turns Out Anthony Hopkins Wasn't The First Choice For Silence Of The Lambs

It would have been a very different film...

Freelance Life Writer

Anthony Hopkins has played a number of remarkable roles throughout his career, including Frederick Treves in The Elephant Man, Mr Stevens in The Remains Of The Day and the title role in Nixon.

However, the screen legend’s most famous role is inarguably Hannibal Lecter in The Silence Of The Lambs in which he masterfully played the hyper-intelligent serial killer and cannibal.

In fact, he played this role so well, he was awarded an Oscar for his efforts, and went on to reprise the character in two subsequent films, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising.

However, he wasn’t actually first choice to play........

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