05 Will There Be a Sequel to The Silence of the Lambs?
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This article is from the Hannibal Lecter FAQ, by Cory Compton Coleman cory@gladstone.uoregon.edu with numerous contributions by others.
05 Will There Be a Sequel to The Silence of the Lambs?
Firstly, the only person who knows this for sure is Thomas Harris, and he
could always have a stroke or be eaten by a lion or something, so until
it's on the shelves, the answer is "I don't know" .
Now that we've got things out of the way, supposedly, Thomas Harris IS
working on a new Lecter book. I first heard that in 95, so who knows when
the book will be done. Harris does average 7 years to write a book, though
(Not exactly Stephen King, is he?).
As to what will be in it, who can say? I'd imagine that it'd start with
Lecter's attacking Chilton, and Lecter might even be the main killer in it.
According to some unconfirmed sources, Harris's new book will be entitled
"Morbidity of the Soul", and it will involve Lecter contacting Starling and
asking for help (protection?) with "an old enemy". The name Morbidity of
Soul is pretty common and I've heard it several different places, and it
DOES fit the Harris's title style. I do believe any new book would indeed
involve Lecter contacting Starling, but I simply cannot believe that he
would need to ask for help.
Then there's the real question: will there be another movie? I'm pretty
sure that a book is in the works, but I really have no idea if another
full-scale movie would be made out of it. In a July 97 interview with Larry
King, Jodie Foster all but signed a contract saying she'd be involved if a
new movie was in the works.
Ultimately, when asked if there will be a sequel, I have to answer "I don't
know!"
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