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When Mads Mikkelsen was first approached for NBC's Hannibal, he thought it was a show about Hannibal the Conqueror

Mads Mikkelsen was reluctant to do Hannibal, because he mistakenly thought it was a show about Hannibal the Conqueror

Image credit: NBC UniversalHannibal the Conqueror was a Carthaginian general who led his forces during the Second Punic War. They don’t have a lot in common aside from their names, but that didn’t stop Mads Mikkelsen from mixing the two up. A conversation with showrunner Bryan Fuller and news that his co-star would be Hugh Dancy were enough to sway Mikkelsen.

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