Neil Marshall and Vincenzo Natali: horror hounds know the former for his directing of The Descent, Dog Soldiers, Doomsday, and more, while the latter brought Splice, Haunter, Cube, and the "U is for Utopia" segment of ABCs of Death 2 to life on the big screen. These two creative horror genre minds bring their skills to the always dangerous dinner table of NBC's Hannibal, as showrunner Bryan Fuller has revealed Marshall and Natali directed select episodes of the third season. Also unveiled are the titles of four season three episodes, one of which should sound very familiar to fans of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel and the 2002 (second) film adaptation of the same name.
On his Twitter page, Fuller announced that Vincenzo Natali directed the first three episodes of Hannibal Season 3, respectively titled "Antipasto", "Primavera", and "Secondo." Fuller then revealed that Neil Marshall helmed "The Great Red Dragon", the eighth episode of season three. Natali is no stranger to Hannibal, having directed "Naka-Choko" and "Su-zakana" in season two. Marshall, who has directed two episodes of Game of Thrones and the first two episodes of NBC's Constantine, makes his Hannibal debut with "The Great Red Dragon."
Fuller also revealed that the Hannibal Season 3 premiere "takes place over four different periods of time", which explains the expected time jump of the new season and the changes to Will Graham's (Hugh Dancy) life that have been teased thus far.
The season three premiere of Hannibal, "Antipasto" premieres on Thursday, June 4th, at 10:00pm EST. In addition to Dancy, the cast for season three includes Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, Glenn Fleshler as Cordell Doemling, Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia du Maurier, Joe Anderson in place of Michael Pitt as Mason Verger, Tara Mae Thornton in the recurring role of Reba McClane, Richard Armitage as Francis Dolarhyde, aka The Tooth Fairy serial killer, and Nina Arianda as Mary Graham, Will's wife. It was also recently revealed that Zachary Quinto will guest star in at least one episode as one of Dr. Bedelia du Maurier's patients. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for further updates.
FIRST 3 EPISODES OF #HANNIBAL S3 "ANTIPASTO" "PRIMAVERA" "SECONDO" DIRECTED BY VINCENZO NATALI #HANNIBALRETURNSJUNE4 pic.twitter.com/2bYScmEBst
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) March 22, 2015
EP 8 "THE GREAT RED DRAGON" DIRECTOR NEIL MARSHALL MADE THE BEST HORROR MOVIE OF THIS CENTURY #HannibalReturnsJune4 pic.twitter.com/8qAgLGD0Rj — Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) March 22, 2015
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