# Why did Jodie Foster refuse the role in 'Hannibal'? (possible spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550 "2002-11-29T22:09:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/41 "2013-06-05T14:44:49Z")
I’ll tell you what got deleted - a sense of decency in modern cinema, _that_ got deleted! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/42 "2013-06-05T14:51:41Z")
> [@Saltire](#): > > Who else would like to see Harris write a final book with Will Graham coming out of retirement one more time to catch Lecter? Will doesn’t find or catch bad guys, he profiles them and figures out who they are. The Good Guys already know who Hannibal is. Hannibal picked hand cuffs in SOTL with a paper clip hidden on his person. I don’t see why he didn’t do that in _Hannibal._ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/43 "2013-06-05T15:27:02Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Hannibal picked hand cuffs in SOTL with a paper clip hidden on his person. I don’t see why he didn’t do that in _Hannibal._ [/QUOTE] Or at least try chopping through it’s weakest point with a cleaver. Or cut off Starling’s hair and drag her with him (he’s got some chloroform and with her free from the freezer door he can get to that and the key). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/44 "2013-06-05T15:54:55Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Or at least try chopping through it’s weakest point with a cleaver. Or cut off Starling’s hair and drag her with him (he’s got some chloroform and with her free from the freezer door he can get to that and the key). I imagine the reason is that Harris didn’t write this alternate ending. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/45 "2013-06-05T16:19:03Z")
So what happens if you feed Hannibal after midnight, then fly him to another time zone where it’s _before_ midnight? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/46 "2013-06-05T16:34:36Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > So what happens if you feed Hannibal after midnight, then fly him to another time zone where it’s _before_ midnight? Long as you don’t get him wet, you’re good. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/47 "2013-06-05T17:27:01Z")
In the book, I got the impression that Hannibal saw Clarice as a substitute for his sister. Well, sort of. There was the lover thing too. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/48 "2013-06-06T04:56:30Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > In the book, I got the impression that Hannibal saw Clarice as a substitute for his sister. Well, sort of. There was the lover thing too. Well, Lithuania _is_ the Alabama of Europe. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550/49 "2013-06-06T16:12:59Z")
I liked Hannibal for what it was, and I thought that Moore nailed her role in it. After a few minutes I dismissed wanting to see Foster. Why would Foster want to do a sequel? She isn’t a sequel kind of actress. There wasn’t any new character development for her except the embarrassing ending of the book, and the movie removed even that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-jodie-foster-refuse-the-role-in-hannibal-possible-spoilers/139550.md?page=2)