Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen was at the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo during the weekend and there, he talked about his well loved character, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The NBC series has been receiving great reviews for its first two seasons and most of the credits go to Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy who plays Will Graham, Hannibal's main nemesis. There's not much Hannibal season 3 news lately but these words from Mikkelsen during the expo will surely delight you.
Hannibal is supposed to be someone that viewers will hate because of his manipulative attitude and most of all, for doing terrible things like eating human. However, that is not the case and the Danish actor is liking that.
"I would be worried if they did not," Mikkelsen said talking about the love that his characters get from Fannibal, the term used by Hannibal fans to themselves.
"On behalf of my job. On behalf of what I do."
"If we are spending that much time with a character, we cannot just hate him," he said. "We have to have something that intrigues us. Even though he is the fallen angel, he is the devil, people have always been fascinated with that. We invented God, if you don't mind me saying that, then two hours later we invented Satan."
Mikkelsen has an explanation on why Hannibal is being showered with love by fans. His passion and love for many things that common people do is what endear his character to viewers and make them excited for any Hannibal Season 3 news.
"He has a love of everything beautiful, which is beautiful music, beautiful wines, he does not have time for McDonald's meat," Mikkelsen explained.
"He is worshipping things that the rest of us find horrifying. There is a real love to it, there isn't an ego. It is a real love. Death is interesting, but life is most precious and interesting on the threshold to death. Something special happens there."
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