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* [[Star-Making Role]]: For Anthony Hopkins who was 54 when he got the role.
* [[Throw It In]]: ''Ft-ft-ft-ft-ft-ft.'' Hopkins threw this in as a joke at the end of the take (hence the long pause between the end of the line and when he actually starts the noises) but the director decided it was appropriately creepy and kept it.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: In the 2002 adaptation of ''
** ''Hannibal'': A Jonathan Demme film. Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and Scott Glenn. Screenplay by Ted Tally.
** Louis Gosset Jr. auditioned for the part of Hannibal in ''Silence'' but claims he was turned down partly because they didn't want to make him a [[Scary Black Man]]. [[Blatant Lies|I have no idea what he's talking about]].
*** ''Silence'' was initially put together at the behest of Gene Hackman, who planned to direct and star as Hannibal Lecter. When he left the project, Robert Duvall was considered for the role. Dustin Hoffman and Robert [[De Niro]] are also rumored to have been in the running. Michelle Pfeiffer was Demme's original choice for Starling, and her refusal cleared the way for Jodie Foster. Mickey Rourke was offered the part of Jack Crawford and turned it down.
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