Editing Hannibal Lecter (section)

===In film===
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[[File:Heyes.jpg|thumb|right|Hopkins as Lecter in ''The Silence of the Lambs''|225x225px]]
''Red Dragon'' was first adapted to film in 1986 as the [[Michael Mann]] film ''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]'', although the spelling of Lecter's name was changed to "'''Lecktor'''". He was played by actor [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]].<ref>{{cite interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccPeC-uRI2c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ccPeC-uRI2c| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|last=Cox |first=Brian |subject-link=Brian Cox (actor) |interviewer=[[Terry Wogan]] |title=Brian Cox: Interview (Manhunter)|work=Wogan Now and Then |publisher=[[BBC]] |location=London, England |date=March 10, 2009 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Cox based his performance on Scottish serial killer [[Peter Manuel]].<ref>{{cite journal|first=James|last=Mottram|title=Manhunter|journal=[[Total Film]]|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|location=Bath, England|date=January 20, 2011|issue=177|pages=112–116}}</ref>

In 1991, [[Orion Pictures]] produced a [[Jonathan Demme]]-directed adaptation of ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', in which Lecter was played by actor [[Anthony Hopkins]]. Hopkins' Academy Award-winning performance made Lecter into a cultural icon. In 2001, ''[[Hannibal (Harris novel)|Hannibal]]'' was adapted to film, with Hopkins reprising his role. In the [[Hannibal (2001 film)|film adaptation]], the ending is revised: Starling attempts to apprehend Lecter, who escapes after cutting off his own hand to free himself from her handcuffs. In 2002, ''Red Dragon'' was adapted again, this time [[Red Dragon (2002 film)|under its original title]], with Hopkins again as Lecter and [[Edward Norton]] as [[Will Graham (character)|Will Graham]]. Hopkins wrote a screenplay for another sequel, ending with Starling killing Lecter.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/2002-10-03-red-dragon-cover_x.htm|title=Marquee names serve up another helping of Hannibal|work=[[USA Today]]|date=October 3, 2002|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> In 2016, Hopkins said, "I made the mistake of doing two more [Hannibal Lecter movies] and I should have only done one."<ref>{{Cite web|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=December 7, 2016|title='Westworld' Finale: Anthony Hopkins on Dr. Ford's Fate|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/12/07/westworld-anthony-hopkins-finale/|access-date=November 12, 2020|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=EN}}</ref>

In late 2006, the novel ''[[Hannibal Rising]]'' was [[Hannibal Rising (film)|adapted into a film]], which portrayed Lecter's development into a serial killer. In the film, which was finished by 2007, eight-year-old Lecter is portrayed by Aaran Thomas, while [[Gaspard Ulliel]] portrays him as a young man. Both the novel and film, as well as Ulliel's performance as Lecter, received generally negative reviews.<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|qid=Q3114616|title=Hannibal Rising}}</ref> In an interview Hopkins stated that he was approached about a narrative role in the film but declined the offer.