You may recognize his talents from "Pushing Daisies" or "Wonderfalls." Bryan's also currently working on two NBC series: "Hannibal," starring Hugh Dancy, and "Mockingbird Lane," a modern and darker take on the classic "Munsters."
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The BAU team hunts a serial killer who digs up his victims, creating a totem pole of their bodies as a macabre trophy. When Nick Boyle’s body is found, Jack & Alana question Abigail about his death. The resurrection of Nick’s body enlightens Will to some of Abigail’s secrets and Hannibal convinces Will to keep some of his own. Attempting to assert independence, Abigail agrees to write a book with Freddy Lounds and in the process, reveals her biggest secret to Hannibal.
What did you think of last night’s episode of “Hannibal,” entitled “Fromage”? It seems the killings are getting more and more gruesome, which is no surprise when the murderer is one who actively challenges Hannibal Lecter. The scene near the end was particularly thrilling, when the two come face to face. I’ve added over 1,000 HD screen caps from the episode to the gallery. If you make something with the caps, please don’t hesitate to share!
The BAU investigates a murder in which the killer exposes the victim’s vocal cords to literally play them like a cello. Meanwhile, Hannibal discovers that the killer, Tobias, murdered the victim as an attempt to gain Hannibal’s attention but then makes an attempt to take Lecter’s life. Will is driven to distraction by strange noises in his head and turns to Alana, in a romantic way, seeking peace and stability. Hannibal describes his relationship with Will to his therapist, Dr. Bedilia Du Maurier.
Again, apologies for the delay in these caps. As I mentioned during the last screen cap update, I was in New York for a few days and certainly had no time to sort through these. But now that I have, you can see over 1,000 images from the episode “Sorbet” in gorgeous HD quality. It was so great to see yet another “Pushing Daisies” alumni when Ellen Greene (aka Vivian Charles) showed up during an early scene. If you make something with the caps, please don’t hesitate to share!
Sorry about the extreme delay in these caps, but my birthday and a trip to New York certainly gobbled up my time. I have to say, I think “Entrée” was my favorite episode yet. There was so much tension throughout, which led to a tremendous conclusion — something I think many fans were waiting to see happen since the series opener. It was also great seeing “Pushing Daisies” alumni, Raul Esparza (who played Alfredo Aldarisio, the traveling homeopathic-antidepressant salesman). Did anyone catch the “Dead Like Me” reference? I’ve added over 1,000 HD screen caps from the episode to the gallery. If you make something with the caps, please don’t hesitate to share!
I’ve finally added screen caps from the previously unaired “Hannibal” episode, the fourth in the series entitled “Œuf” (or “Coeuf,” as it’s been reported elsewhere). This episode featured Molly Shannon, who appeared in Bryan Fuller’s other show, “Pushing Daisies.” There are over 900 screen caps added. If you make something with the caps, please don’t hesitate to share!
Caps for “Entrée” (and tonight’s “Sorbet”) will be up as soon as I get more disk space!
On April 30th, Bryan Fuller appeared on “Last Call with Carson Daly” to talk about “Hannibal.” There’s chat about what to expect in the series, including potential upcoming seasons, and what NBC deems appropriate to air in the post-10PM time slot. (I thought it was interesting that they weren’t allowed to show a naked backside in “Coquilles,” but it was made acceptable after adding blood to disguise the nudity.) The interview is short and sweet but worth a watch. Check it out!
Bryan Fuller Has Many Plans for “Pushing Daisies” Cast
When speaking to Kristin Dos Santos at E! – who was notoriously supportive of “Pushing Daisies” when it was on the air – Bryan Fuller revealed that he has some pretty big plans in store for previous cast members, Lee Pace, Kristin Chenoweth, and Anna Friel. Check out what he says about a potential Kickstarter campaign to fund a “Daisies” movie, and whether or not we’ll see our favorite pie makers in Bryan’s current NBC series, “Hannibal.”
• “From the moment the show was canceled [on ABC], I’ve been trying to do a ‘Pushing Daisies’ movie and started writing a script for it. The best chance for it to happen, perhaps the only chance for it to happen, would be through something like Kickstarter. I haven’t even been back in Los Angeles for more than five days since wrapping ‘Hannibal,’ so one of the first orders of business is to find out more from [‘Veronica Mars’ creator] Rob Thomas to find out how he did it. And to call Warner Brothers to see if it’s something that they would allow… But I would, Oh my God, I would love to get those actors together again. I have what I think is a very cool story; it’s just a matter of finding out if it’s possible. I think it would be such an interesting sentimental return.”
• “I talked to Lee Pace about doing a role on [‘Hannibal’] this season. But he was doing a stage play, and so we’re planning to work that out with season two. He’s definitely interested in doing the show, and I would love to work with him again. I also very much want to work with Anna Friel again, and Kristin Chenoweth clearly has to play someone in the Boston arts scene. Perhaps an opera singer. So we are hoping to make that all happen.”
• “I know that we are a cost-efficient show so we’re not hard to pick up. That’s a nice way of saying we’re a bargain show! [laughs] ‘Hannibal’ was really well-produced, we have a fantastic team and our crew in Toronto was just knocking it out of the park […] It ends on such a huge cliffhanger. It’s a big ending where you’re like, ‘Oh my God, what is going to happen next?!’ So our viewers will be screwed if we don’t have a second season.”
Various New “Hannibal” Interviews with Bryan Fuller
More interviews are pouring out regarding “Hannibal,” with recent press pieces from Empire and Digital Spy just in time for the UK premiere of the NBC series (on May 7th). I’ve added three new ones to the archive; however, I strongly encourage you to check out the excerpts below and visit the sites themselves for the full interviews.
How do you go about casting Lecter?
First of all, you’ve got to put orange cones up where previous actors have tread. We’ve never going to do Anthony Hopkins, and we’re never going to do Brian Cox, because they’ve been done and it’s dishonoring those actors’ contributions to the mythology if we try to ape them in some way, so we had to do something completely distinct…
I didn’t need HBO for that, but I did need graphic imagery and I did need the ability to embrace that component of the brand of Hannibal Lecter. NBC said, “We will be very lenient with standards and practices and we will allow you to do the show that you want to do if you do it with us” and so they’ve been much more lenient with us than any other network would be…
Given how iconic Hannibal Lecter’s movie outings were, what made you want to tackle the character again for television?
I felt that there was an opportunity to tell a chapter of his story that hadn’t been told before. We’ve see him incarcerated, we’ve seen him post-incarceration having escaped, and we saw him as a young man, but we haven’t seen him as a practicing psychiatrist and a practicing cannibal.
That’s the most interesting part of his life and for some reason, it hadn’t been the subject of any of the stories. The backstory was the only indication that we got of what he was like when he was out in the world. It just seemed like it was rich, unexplored territory – so it seemed like that was valid…
Jack and Alana are contacted by a former colleague, Dr. Chilton, who believes he has The Chesapeake Ripper in custody, but then one of his patients commits a murder that matches The Ripper’s profile. The team determines the Ripper was a surgeon and is still at large when Jack’s former protégé Miriam becomes the next victim. Jack copes with her loss and the prospect of losing his wife by opening-up to Hannibal.
