Zendaya and Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Kristina Bumphrey/Variety/Getty Images; Brooke Palmer/NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The creator of Hannibal is envisioning a dream project that would star none other than Zendaya. Series creator Bryan Fuller revealed in an interview with ScreenRant that his "dream project" would see the Challengers star in the leading role of Clarice Starling opposite Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter. "My dream project is to do a limited series of Silence of the Lambs with Mads and Zendaya as Clarice Starling," he said. "If I could put anything out into the universe, I would put that into the universe." Related Stories Movies Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas Talk Beatles, Abba and Brotherhood in Anders Thomas Jensen's 'The Last Viking' Movies 'The Last Viking' Review: Mads Mikkelsen Is Funny and Poignant in Danish Crime Comedy About Delusion and Brotherly Love Both roles of Clarice and Hannibal were originated by Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, respectively, in Jonathan Demme's 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, an adaptation of Thomas Harris' 1988 book of the same name. The movie was a major winner at the 1992 Oscars, earning both Foster and Hopkins the Academy Awards for best leading actress and actor. Silence of the Lambs also won best picture, best director for Demme and best adapted screenplay. Zendaya has quite a few projects in the works, and is gearing up for quite a stacked 2026 slate of releases. She'll next be seen in the highly anticipated third season of Euphoria, the third Dune installment, Christopher Nolan's next feature The Odyssey and the fourth Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film, entitled Brand New Day. Ridley Scott's 2001 Hannibal film served as a sequel to the original Demme-directed movie. Hopkins returned to reprise his role while Julianne Moore joined to play Clarice. In Fuller's 2013 Hannibal TV series, Mikkelsen took on the titular part while Clarice was absent from the storyline. Fuller recently made his directorial debut with his new thriller Dust Bunny at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Three's Company Sold-Out 'Three's Company' Reading Starring Adam Devine and Kaley Cuoco Honors John Ritter's Legacy Theater Polly Holliday, Flo, the "Kiss My Grits" Waitress on 'Alice,' Dies at 88 Live Feed 'Overcompensating' Renewed for Second Season at Prime Video Live Feed The Most-Watched Emmy Series Nominee Is ... 'Survivor'? politics Fox News' Weekend Shuffle: Kayleigh McEnany, Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich In; 'MediaBuzz' Canceled Live Feed There Are a Lot of Deaths in the Family in Hulu's 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' Trailer Three's Company Sold-Out 'Three's Company' Reading Starring Adam Devine and Kaley Cuoco Honors John Ritter's Legacy Theater Polly Holliday, Flo, the "Kiss My Grits" Waitress on 'Alice,' Dies at 88 Live Feed 'Overcompensating' Renewed for Second Season at Prime Video Live Feed The Most-Watched Emmy Series Nominee Is ... 'Survivor'? politics Fox News' Weekend Shuffle: Kayleigh McEnany, Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich In; 'MediaBuzz' Canceled Live Feed There Are a Lot of Deaths in the Family in Hulu's 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' Trailer