MUMBAI: US broadcaster NBC has ordered a 13 episode series ‘Hannibal‘. It is based on the Thomas Harris novel ‘Red Dragon‘ and will feature the famous psychopath Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

The series is from Gaumont International Television and is a contemporary thriller revolving around FBI agent Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

‘Red Dragon‘ was made into a feature film many years ago with Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes.

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Brett Ratner ?Red Dragon‘ and Don Mischer will produce the 84th Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak announced.

This will be Ratner‘s first involvement with the Oscar show; Mischer will for the second year in a row serve as a producer and as the telecast director.
 
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on 26 February 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC in the US. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide including in India on Star Movies.

Sherak said, "I was so impressed with Brett when I met with him to discuss the Oscar show. He has an incredible love of film and its history and is a true student of the business of movies. He‘s unbelievably creative and knows how to take risks that are both interesting and inspiring. Together with Don Mischer ? who, by the way, just earned an Emmy nomination for his work on the 83rd Academy Awards ? I think these two will give us a fantastic Oscar show that you won‘t want to miss."

Academy CEO Dawn Hudson said, "I‘m thrilled that Don will again bring his tremendous expertise to the Oscar telecast. And Brett has a really smart and fresh take for the show. They have great chemistry, and their vision meshed so well with ours."

Mischer said, "The Academy Awards are in a class by themselves, and I‘m elated that the Academy has asked me to return. I hope to take the wealth of knowledge I now have about the Oscars, which is a completely unique kind of show, and work with Brett to create an evening that is fast-paced, fun, and memorable to movie fans and Oscar fans everywhere."