Despite being cancelled during the airing of season 3, Hannibal brought joy to a tremendous number of Fannibals by making a promotional appearance at San Diego Comic Con to promote the remaining half of what may very well be its final season. Show-runner Bryan Fuller, executive producer Martha De Laurentiis, and stars Hugh Dancy and Richard Armitage sat down with us in the show's press room to answer questions regarding what's to come. While Hugh Dancy has been a lead on the show since its beginning, as Will Graham, Richard Armitage had yet to make his on-screen debut at the time of the show's visit to San Diego Comic Con. Armitage will be playing Francis Dolarhyde and teased of all the "body" to come as well as shared some insight as to how he prepared for playing out the pathology of the character. Bryan Fuller explained to reporters about what obstacles they face in getting the show picked up for another season, noted that he doesn't rule out continuing the story through a feature film, and assured everyone that regardless of what other projects he has on his horizon, he would make it work and find time to be able to carry on with Hannibal. For even more extensive coverage, check out our footage of the press conference in full below, and enjoy the joke Hugh Dancy made to kick things off.

Hannibal airs on Saturdays on NBC at 10PM.

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At SDCC 2014, Museled sat down with the stars and crew of NBC's fan-favourite show Hannibal to discuss all the excitement of season 2 and what's in store for season 3.

Scott Thompson expressed interest in playing his yet-to-be seen twin brother on the show and Aaron Abrams discussed how the strong emotional content of the show is what better allows them to include such graphic violence. They also teased how television is giving the film medium a run for its money and expressed their love for Comic Con and the fans they get to connect with.


Raul Esparza expressed his appreciation for Bryan Fuller's comedic writing, particularly for his character, Dr. Chilton, the work that goes into putting the food together for the show, and one of his best improvised moments that ended up making it into an episode.


Caroline talked about the changes Alana will have to go through after the traumatic events of the season 2 finale, the journey her character has gone during her time on the show, potential dog names, and the input she has been able to give for Alana.


Executive producer/writer Steven Lightfoot shared what he is looking forward to in season 3, discussed the aesthetic of the violent crimes presented on the show, the use of surreal imagery, the role of music, and the intensity, passion, and creativity of fans.


Producers David Slade and Martha De Laurentiis talk about the theatricality of the violence, Bryan's writing, the notes they receive from Standards and Practices, that highly memorable "menage a cinq," and the toll it takes internally to create these stories.


Bryan Fuller shares how the first episode of season 3 will be like a brand new pilot, as it explores the background of Hannibal and Bedelia's relationship, the colourful language used in the dialogue between Will and Hannibal, the death of Beverly Katz, new characters that will be introduced in season 3, how he will balance doing Hannibal with his new job adapting Neil Gaiman's American Gods, the importance of the fans, his views on fanfiction, his love of Comic Con, and how the fan feedback regarding female characters in season 2 helped to shape the direction of season 3.


Hannibal season 3 will air on NBC in 2015.

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GAUMONT INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION

TO ATTEND COMIC CON IN SAN DIEGO

WITH “HANNIBAL” PANEL SET FOR THURSDAY, JULY 18^TH

Focus of panel, which includes Bryan Fuller, David Slade, Martha De Laurentiis and Hugh Dancy, is recently announced

2^nd season of Hannibal on NBC

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 25, 2013 –  With the 2^nd season of Hannibal having just been picked-up by NBC, Katie O’Connell, CEO of Gaumont International Television, announced today that the company will be attending the upcoming Comic Con Convention in San Diego, CA and will be hosting a Hannibal-themed panel on Thursday, July 18^th from 6:45pm – 7:45pm in Room 6A.

The panel, entitled Hannibal: Feed Your Fear, will feature Emmy-Award-winning executive producer Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), director David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), Martha De Laurentiis (Red Dragon), and star Hugh Dancy (playing Agent Will Graham) as they discuss key behind the scenes moments from the first season of the ground-breaking NBC drama. The panel will also discuss the future for Hannibal and reveal a few Season Two elements.

  

"The core audience of HANNIBAL, some of whom call themselves FANNIBALS, have been incredibly passionate and enthusiastic about the show and we are honored to join those FANNIBALS attending San Diego Comic Con, where passion and enthusiasm are always on the menu," commented Fuller.

“We are thrilled to be attending Comic Con and supporting our amazing who have been so loyal every step of the way,” commented O’Connell. “Hannibal’s’ success is definitely due to the dedicated supporters we have around the world and we can’t wait to participate Comic Con - the best event for fans everywhere.”

Hannibal is a one-hour drama series for NBC exploring the unique and riveting early relationship of Thomas Harris's classic character renowned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler named Will Graham who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers. Well-known showrunner Bryan Fuller is executive producing.

Additionally, Hannibal, which is from Gaumont International Television in association with Sony Pictures Television Networks, has also performed strongly internationally and will return for a second season to Sony Pictures Television’s AXN channels.

About Gaumont International Television

Gaumont International Television is the newly launched production and distribution studio based in Los Angeles and part of Gaumont, the legendary European-based motion picture studio. Gaumont, formed in 1895, is one of the main European production companies with a film library holding over 900 titles. As an independent studio, Gaumont International Television is producing high-quality drama and comedy television programming for the U.S. and international markets with a number of projects currently in the works, including “Hannibal” for NBC,  “Hemlock Grove” for Netflix and “Barbarella” for Canal Plus.

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