"Hannibal" Staffel 3: Richard Armitage wird zu Francis Dolarhyde
Mittwoch, 14.01.2015 - 11:01 Uhr

Diese Nachricht sorgte für einen kleinen Tumblr-Meltdown: Richard Armitage, bekannt durch „Der Hobbit“, wird in den neuen Folgen von „Hannibal“ zu sehen sein. Der Schauspieler soll den Serienkiller Francis Dolarhyde verkörpern, der als Bösewicht in „Roter Drache“ berühmt wurde.

Hier treffen zwei riesige Fandoms auf Tumblr zusammen: Die Fannibals von der US-Serie „Hannibal“ bekommen jetzt Zuwachs von den zahlreichen Fans von „Der Hobbit“. Denn Hauptdarsteller Richard Armitage hat sich eine Rolle in der 3. Staffel der Horror-Serie gesichert. Armitage, der in der „Hobbit“-Trilogie als Thorin Eichenschild vor der Kamera stand, darf sich jetzt erneut mit einem Drachen anlegen. Bryan Fuller hat den sympathischen Briten für die Rolle des Francis Dolarhyde besetzt.

Neuer Gegenspieler für Will Graham

Fans der Original-Romane von Thomas Harris sind mit Dolarhyde vertraut. Immerhin ist er der Haupt-Bösewicht in dem Roman „Roter Drache“. Dolarhyde, der als Serienkiller den Spitznamen „Tooth Fairy“ (Zahnfee) besitzt, hat es vor allem auf Familien abgesehen, die er kaltblütig ermordet. Angetrieben wird der psychisch labile Mann von einer inneren Stimme – die des Roten Drachen, der sich auf einem Gemälde findet und den Dolarhyde als Tätowierung auf dem Rücken trägt. Spannende und dramatische Momente für die 3. Staffel „Hannibal“ sind gewiss und Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) hat neben Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) einen neuen Gegenspieler gewonnen. Richard Armitage wird in sechs Episoden zu sehen sein, wie "TV-Line" berichtet.

Wednesday 14 January 2015 at 06:26AM
While we can’t be sure that we’ll be seeing David Tennant appear in the US TV adaptation of Hannibal, it looks like a different British actor with a penchant for brooding and being a bit stubbly is heading to the world of Dr Lecter.
Richard Armitage, most recently seen as Dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield in the Hobbit but also known for his TV appearances on Spooks, Robin Hood and North and South, will play serial killer Francis Dolarhyde, aka The Tooth Fairy according to TheWrap.
The news was apparently confirmed by this punning tweet from the official Hannibal account:

Previously played on screen by Ralph Fiennes and Tom Noonan, the character comes from author Tom Harris’ novel Red Dragon, and is known as The Tooth Fairy due to his predilection for biting the bodies of his victims. The character most notably appeared in the 2002 film Red Dragon, alongside Anthony Hopkins' Dr Lecter and Edward Norton.
Armitage will reportedly appear six episodes in. Apparently his story won’t become the main focus of the plot until the next series – these long arcs can be murder.

Richard Armitage to go from dwarf to dragon for NBC's 'Hannibal'
by Geek Girl Diva, Community Contributor @geekgirldiva
Jan 14, 2015 | 12:36AM
Francis Dolarhyde fans, your long national nightmare is over. During San Diego Comic-Con, Bryan Fuller announced that the great Red Dragon would be appearing in season 3 of Hannibal. TV Line reported today that Richard Armitage has been cast to play the part.

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Color me intrigued.
My experience with Armitage is mostly through the Hobbit trilogy and I think of him as a gruff, growling, hairy guy. I mean, he’s a dwarf. Well, not really (he’s actually 6’2″), but you know what I mean. The idea of Thorin playing a man who’s supposed to be more of an awkward giant of a man with delusions and serial-killer tendencies feels like a complete 180––which may be exactly why this will work so well.

I’m also interested in the idea that season three will be taking us to Italy to hunt Hannibal with Pazzi (part of the third book’s timeline) while we see the beginnings of the Red Dragon (book one). Fuller has played with timelines before, and he’s made it work. It’s nice to see him using this trick to utilize both Will Graham and Jack Crawford, considering Graham never made it past the first book in Thomas Harris’ writing.

As for Armitage, he has some big shoes to fill (no pun intended). Both Tom Noonan and Ralph Fiennes have put their unique mark on the character of Francis Dollarhyde, so it’s going to be interesting to see where he goes with the role. Still, Bryan Fuller’s not the kind of guy who’s going to give us anything we’ve seen before.
Yep. Definitely intrigued.

Richard Armitage Was A Dwarf, Now He’s Going To Be A Murder Fairy
The 'Hobbit' actor will join 'Hannibal' as a serial killer with a serious set of chompers.
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After wrapping up work on the Hobbit trilogy, Richard Armitage‘s next project is a major departure from the sprawling drama of Middle Earth. He’ll be moving to the small screen, taking a role on NBC’s “Hannibal” — and playing a psychotic killer who is known as “the Tooth Fairy.” Not because he flies around on pretty pink wings exchanging cash for kiddie teeth, but because he creeps into people’s bedrooms at night and bites them until they are dead.

According to TVLine, Armitage will be joining the show’s third season as the Tooth Fairy, whose real name is Francis Dolarhyde. Dolarhyde is a central character in the Thomas Harris novel “Red Dragon,” one of the books on which “Hannibal” is based, and Armitage’s appearance will reportedly span six episodes.

“Hannibal” is currently filming its third season, after a shocking finale that left the fates of two major characters unclear, and which saw its titular villain fleeing to Europe (first-class, of course.) The show has promised to return in 2015, although no date has been announced yet.

After seeing him foreshortened and wearing a fake dwarf nose for three years’ worth of Hobbit movies, it’ll be nice to see Richard Armitage’s unfettered face in his new role — and he’ll still be able to channel plenty of Thorin Oakenshield-style intensity as the sadistic, delusional Dolarhyde. However, depending upon how true the series stays to its source material, it might be, um, better if he doesn’t smile.

Edit: Das mit Maisie Williams hatte ich mir auch schon überlegt, nachdem er ihr auch noch nicht so lange followed..
Oder vielleicht weißt das auf was ganz anderes hin.