WTF Happened To Hannibal?

The release of The Silence of the Lambs in 1991 marked a significant cinematic success and won all five major awards at the Oscars. Reflecting on the 90s era versus today's Hollywood landscape, the notion of a sequel being accompanied by an entire cinematic universe under Disney's ownership feels both plausible and unsettling. The anticipation for a sequel was met with the expectation of a follow-up novel, which eventually arrived in 1998, a seven-year gap contrasting sharply with contemporary sequel standards.