Derek Jacobi, Daniel Day-Lewis almost played Hannibal Lecter in ‘Silence of the Lambs'

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Derek Jacobi almost had a chance to rhapsodize about the virtues of eating human liver with fava beans and a nice chianti. The acclaimed English star, who will forever be known for his portrayal of the deceptively simple emperor in the BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius," just missed out on a chance to play an even more iconic role. In his new autobiography "As Luck Would Have It," Jacobi reveals that he was one of three finalists to play the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 Best Picture winner "Silence of the Lambs. ...

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