and ‘do you ache for him?'"
“I was just following the lead of the actors, as opposed to having a gay agenda.
The gay agenda came later.”
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Unfortunately, Will’s plan falls apart disastrously, leaving his allies gravely injured.
“I let you know me see me,” says Hannibal as Will bleeds out on the floor.
“I gave you a rare gift, but you didn’t want it.”
Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter, left, and Hugh Dancy as Will Graham on ‘Hannibal.'.Brooke Palmer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
And Fuller ate this idea up.
“When I wrote in one of the scripts, ‘is Hannibal in love with me?’
It was finally in text and it was no longer in the realm of metaphor or suggestion.
Hugh Dancy as Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lechter in the series finale of ‘Hannibal’.NBC
It was literal and it was spoken.
Afterward, the two wounded men collapsed into each other’s arms and fell off a cliff together.
“I love how Mads plays Hannibal as this broken-hearted anti-hero.
Last year, Mikkelsen revealed that he almost kissed Dancy in that scene, which Fuller confirms.
“There were several takes and there was never any actual lip locking.
When I was watching dailies, it seemed like an eternity,” says Fuller.
I always wanted it to be organic.
But neither of the actors were ever afraid of going there.
If there were any concerns, it was always just about the remaining authentic.
That certainly was my goal because, yes, I absolutely wanted to see them kiss.
That would be wank bank material for the best of us [Laughs].
But I was just really trying to maintain authenticity in the moment.
The shot that’s in there felt the most authentic and felt like it struck the right balance.
But if I could get back into the editing room, I might do something differently now.”
Let the “Release the Fuller Cut” petitions begin now!
Hannibalis available to stream on Hulu so go watch this bloody show if you haven’t.
