The Talented Mr. Ridley

March, 2001

Fans who salivated over a Silence of the Lambs sequel the way Hannibal Lecter did over a census taker's liver-- served with fava beans and a nice chianti--lost their appetite when both Jodie Foster and director Jonathan Demme declined to return for a second course. That is until Ridley Scott, fresh from reviving the sword-and-sandal era with the Russell Crowe blockbuster Gladiator, joined Anthony Hopkins and stepped in to fill the void. The 63-year-old British-born director knows his way around...

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