Anthony Hopkins ‘Shocked And Appalled’ By Donald Trump-Hannibal Lecter News
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The "Silence Of The Lambs" star addressed the former president's apparent fixation on the cannibalistic character.
Movie star Anthony Hopkins was asked about former President Donald Trump’s apparent fixation on and repeated praise for the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, who Hopkins won an Oscar for portraying in the 1991 horror film “The Silence Of The Lambs.”
The cannibalistic Lecter has “come up a lot during this election campaign here in America” with Trump “speaking about him at his rallies as if he’s a real person,” Deadline’s Dominic Patten noted to Hopkins in an interview published Tuesday.
Trump, who is now the official GOP presidential nominee, has repeatedly referred to the character at rallies, usually during parts of his speeches when he demonizes immigrants.
“As if he is real?” Hopkins asked during a conversation that was ostensibly about his upcoming project “Those About To Die.”
“I didn’t know that,” Hopkins continued, reportedly while laughing. “Hannibal, that’s a long time ago that movie. God, that was over 30 years ago. I’m shocked and appalled what you’ve told me about Trump.”
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