#Hannibal Convention

[sapphicslovewillgraham]

New head canon: Hannibal and Will periodically send Jack romantic selfies from an untraceable burner phone 10+ years after the fall just to torment him.

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wahhh can you sum up rdc7 for us plebs who couldn’t go <333

Oh, my dear friend! My emotions are still pretty raw and I started writing this post on Monday while I was waiting at the airport on my way back, but I'm going to do my best. 😭

I believe that the opening ceremony on Friday started more or less on time and let me tell you, I had tears in my eyes, not only because I saw Hugh Dancy and Lara Jean Chorostecki, but also because of the stuff Jeremy Davies shared with us; he warned us that his spirit may be very low this weekend as two days earlier his dear friend died.

The meeting with the actors was very nice, however I wasn't expecting it to take place so long. Lara said that she really loves my hair and I blushed (and I still regret that I didn't bring my Freddie-like-clothes since I have a similar sense of style, but I was afraid of dying of heat in the UK). When it turned out that not only both Lara and I, but also one more person at our table were Libras, we started talking about how we cannot decide on anything and so on, lol. Ricky... Ricky was a lot! He started with hugging every single person. Hugh is now aware of the salmon shirt of seduction (slutty salmon shirt) and the reason why the Hannibal fanart is/was hanging in the Capitol. I truly loved Jeremy's jacket that he made himself — there was a lot of anti-nazi patches, but also Martin Luther King and feminist ones.

I ran out of my bracelets on Friday... and I had almost 200 of them!

On Saturday I had a photo with Hugh, Lara, Ellen and Jeremy. Jeremy was apologising that everything happens so fast and that he is happy to be here. I was taking notes on the panels, because lets face it — my memory is horrible. The most interesting things from the Saturday's panels are for me:

Ellen and Lara's:

- Ellen would like to be a nurse, Lara would like to be a psychiatrist, lol

- Lara thinks that Hannibal didn't kill Freddie because, “Why bother?” — she may be useful, she isn't that rude and she is actually always right

- Freddie would look for Will and Hannibal in Cuba while trying to stay “polite enough to not be killed”

- Lara rewatched the series before the con (or at least episodes with Freddie Lounds)

- Ellen's brother has a crush on Freddie Lounds

- both Lara and Ellen were saying how important it is to check your breast to prevent breast cancer (true)

- I didn't catch the localisation, but prosthetics from Hannibal are still on display, so Lara passes “Freddie's” dead body every single time when she is at work

- mushrooms are confusing food both for Ellen and Lara. Lara's partner would eat everything but her? No

- if killed, Lara would like to be a cute dumpling. Ellen would like to be a cupcake. Both these things are small and cute, just like them

- if there was a zombie apocalypse to happen, Ellen would be the first to die because she is a people pleaser. Ricky would survive

- Lara is getting engaged!!!

Demore, Jeremy and Ricky:

- Ricky's comment on the zombie apocalypse? “It's walking dead. Just run!”

- during the filming of the audition tape, Ricky messed up and sent a video of himself without his face, just from his neck to his crotch. His accent was so good he got the part, lol

- Demore has injured his back two days before shooting the fight scene so if we look closely at the moments when there is only his back is visible, we may see that in these moments that wasn't him but his stunt double

- Demore thought that this is some homeless man telling him that he really loves that fight scene from Hannibal. This “homeless man” turned out to be Laurence Fishbourne, lol

- Demore's favorite part is Hannibal and Tobias' dinner, because it's so multilayered. Jeremy is very happy with Peter's introduction

Hugh:

- Will would do better with Abigail being alive, but well... Hannibal is Hannibal

- Red Dragon book and Bryan writing were Hugh's inspiration. In the book Will is having a very hard time but he tries to make the best of this, to stay stable

- Hugh would like to be a vegetarian dinosaur

- if the zombie apocalypse was to happen, he would like Jeremy to survive

- it surprised him how the series resonating with trans/queer community blow up. He found that out mostly last year

- some autistic traits overlap with Will but Will isn't autistic — he tries to protect himself that way, because all the emotions are too painful and the empathy is a challenge for everyone

- Will is complicated. He may be a cannibal but he is still very sympathetic, which is a torment for him

- could Will fall, surrender to Hannibal, discard his empathy, be free? It would be discarding his other part of himself. Will is kind, most of him wishes to do not harm. Surrendering fully to Hannibal would be like a lobotomy. Will always hesitated and chose Hannibal, but he wouldn't stop trying to stay kind, since he is more complicated than that

- he thinks the most important scene from the whole series is the ending of Mizumono

- would he like more people to know anything from his filmography? No. Sometimes when the movie is a disaster, it's better if it disappears (is he talking about Tempo? I guess so, lol)

- dogs substitute people and are like therapy for Will, he probably should stop at seven though

- Hugh forgot Manson's name but he said that the mirroring between him and Mads while starring at each other when Manson was cutting off his face wasn't scripted, it just happened

- how he would kill someone and take care of the body. He doesn't have a plan. Burying them? Killing: poison and guns — boring. He likes to cook and he has some nice knives and sometimes he wonders which one would be the most efficient, so maybe that? (he disclaimered that he doesn't want to kill anyone, lol)

- is Will paying for Bedelia's insulting? Who is paying for that shit? Hugh suggested that maybe it is her who feels need to vent?

- does he prefer acting or theater? Typically, while doing one he wishes he was doing the other one. Law and order blends acting and theatre tho

- [EDIT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULDN'T PUT IT HERE] funny memory for Hugh is going to drink beer after filming Mizumono, which he also called the worst family reunion ever

- Nolan has a pretty bad relationship with his family, he is a workaholic

- Hugh plays bass

Autograph session:

Jeremy and Lara's silver sharpies spilled but we had more time to chat, lmao. Lara made a heart on the stain. Given Ellen said her favourite colour is purple, I let her use a purple sharpie. At this point I was also aware how big Jeremy's autograph is, so I let him sign my booklet this year. I bought three Hugh's autographs because of the reasons and damn, white sharpie on the poster is wearing down. This time he at least wrote my name correctly though, so that's something, lol.

Cosplay competition:

Let me tell you about the cosplay competition because it was a lot, lol. Imo, it was even better than the last year.

I may be biased but my favourite cosplay was Mizumono Abigail; I was talking with the cosplayer before the competition but I didn't see it coming! She used fake blood and it was just an amazing show. The Ravenstag was so cool! The Stag was amazing, he was even growling...

The ladder won! We were cheering so much, Hugh was dying out laughter hearing the poem about the ladder (Will got called a “hoe” in there). During announcing the results, Ricky was like, “I must have seen the wrong series because I don't remember any maids...”; Hugh said that he wasn't expecting that we would love inanimated object so much and he recreated the scene, lmao. You can just imagine how wild we went then, lol.

Sunday:

Demore had to crouch to hug me for a photo. Lara was really excited seeing the flower crown for her. Hugh still can't do 🫰🏻. I had no courage to take a picture with Ricky, because he really is A LOT and if you saw some pictures with him or his insta story, you get what I mean.

I finally got to meet lovely @sad-wet-cat-hannibal!

Gonna be honest, I was so tired that my notes from panels are very short but well...

Ellen:

- she forgot to return sweatpants to the set of Hannibal. She still has them and they are very warm

- if she had to choose some food as a weapon, she would choose probably vinegar

- they needed four hours to put on makeup for the role of Georgia. At the beginning the “foreskin” of her arm (as she calls it) didn't want to come off when Hugh was grabbing at it, so ultimately they had to use lube so the skin would slide off as it was supposed to happen

- she has two cats now

- she brews coffee at home

- what Georgia's life was before being sick? Cotard syndrome reminded Ellen of lock in syndrome. She thinks Georgia had to have some brain injury that caused her sickness

- the strangest place she was recognised? She was peeing in the stall while speaking on the phone. Someone knocked to ask her if she is that girl from Dead like me

Lara and Hugh:

- which tableaux would they like to be? Tree-man (Hugh), angel maker (Lara)

- what was Freddie the worst libel? Lara thinks that Freddie was operating on the information from the FBI, so the only lair was the FBI actually

- Lara enjoyed riding the horse and using a bow (because of her roles)

- Will wants peace and kindness but he is complicated character

- Hugh laughed that we are crying while listening to Bloodfest

- Will's green jacket was a copy of Hugh's one

- Lara has the jacket with the fur Freddie had for like two seconds (I believe it is the one from Entrée). She also has a piece of clothing that was Chiyoh's

- murder family wouldn't work out. Abigail just couldn't keep surviving like Chilton

- both Lara and Hugh think that after capturing Freddie in Naka Choko, Will had to gag her so she would be quiet and Will would be able to speak

- Hugh would like to have a role with a prosthetic of a broken nose

- Hugh had no idea what was happening in Rwanda before shooting Shooting Dogs

- Hugh really enjoyed playing Grigg Harris

- Lara really liked Freddie's intro music and she thinks that Freddie would listen to something like that alongside some '80s music. Hugh thinks that Will listens to classical music, not as fancy as Hannibal, but yeah

- Hugh started to listen to country music

- what happened with Hugh's character in 50 shades of Grey? His agent asked him if he wanted to be in this movie. Hugh said “not really” and was like, “Besides... Should the therapist be at the patient's wedding???”

- Lara had no idea what she was auditioning for, but when she heard that Lawrence Fishbourne was cast, she was like, “What am I taking part in???”. She watched the movie then and was like, “Oh, so that's Lounds...”

- Hugh saw Manhunter years earlier and had no idea. The book is the blueprint for Will's character

- Lara would like to narrate a documentary about birds

- Will self-loath himself, because he is scared of himself but at the same time he is fascinated with the minds of the criminals

- Molly is more substantial in the book

At the closing ceremony a lot of people cried because Jeremy was so open about his grief that he had to use tissue at some point and he wished us to have a friend like the one he lost.

(their reaction to the ladder and the poem about it. I believe Will wasn't even called “hoe” yet)

Although I was taking pictures only when we were allowed to, I won't post more because I really want to be sure to go to RDC8, lol. Let me just tell you I miss all these people already. 😭

[hannifhae]

“stand… and.. admire” 🧍❤️

starting to get clips from the hannibal fannibal panel 🖤🖤

[zillabean]

Got to see Mads again at NYCC! ❤️🎉 He was so sweet and chill! I came up to greet him and he said “Hi Sweetheart!” Gave me a fist bump and signed my art for me! ❤️ I also got to say hello to Ulrich! ❤️

While he was signing the art he was like “Oh this is Hannibal, the buff version~” 😆

I then gave him some homemade local caramels from a maker in my town, and he was like “ooh, that’s gonna be lunch!” 🍬

Great NYCC so far!!! ❤️

[serj-graham]

[lily-s-world]

Not jealous at all at the people who will see the Hannigram reunion at the Chicago Convention. Yes, not an ounce of jealousy. I'm just happy for them.

[authorafterhours]

So, going to ECCC to see Hugh and Mads on Saturday. Does anyone know what their autograph lines are like?

I'm also going to have a photo op with them, anyone have any ideas for poses? My mind is coming up blank.

[toobusybeingdelulu]

IS THERE A FUCKING HANNIBAL MOVIE IN THE MAKING AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS?? AND IT MIGHT NOT INVOLVE MADS MIKKELSEN OR/AND HUGH DANCY??

Nah imma go feral if this is true: THEM OR NOTHING. Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy own those characters, and no shitty remake would ever come CLOSE, it would be such a shitty decision also considering that we have been praying FOR YEARS for a continuation of the series. They would be insane to think a remake of silence of the lambs or something - and without mads Mikkelsen or Anthony Hopkins - would appeal to anyone.

[felicore]

Horror con Scotland was fantastic!!!

Here are some cosplays I loved!

[aredlemon]

Made little drawings to give away at a convention!!!

I'm so excited!!!

I can't wait to see everyone's cosplays and art!

[descisco]

demolition lovers is so hannigram coded, i love it so much

[godsfavoritequeer]

YOOOOOOO

[pesky--dust]

I never thought I would be writing something like this, but talking to a few people has made me realize that a lot of fannibals have no idea about Red Dragon Con!

For disclaimer: I do not work for Starfury. I just trying to give this convention some recognition with this post, basing on what I know and what I experienced.

What is Red Dragon Con?

Red Dragon Con is NBC’s Hannibal-themed convention that has been held annually in London since 2015 (although it didn't take place in 2020-2023 due to the pandemic). The first few editions took place in winter, however now it takes place in summer.

Where and when is this year’s Red Dragon Con?

July 4th – 6th 2025

Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow

there are still some tickets left!!

What can you do at Red Dragon Con?

First of all, the biggest thing, I believe, is meeting Hannibal’s actors.

Last year we had Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal Lecter), Caroline Dhavernas (Alana Bloom), Tao Okamoto (Chiyoh), Tom Wisdom (Anthony Dimmond), Jeremy Davies (Peter Bernardone) and the Julian Richings (prisoner of Lecter Estate).

This year’s guests are: Hugh Dancy (Will Graham), Kacey Rohl (Abigail Hobbs), Lara Jean Chorostecki (Freddie Lounds), Jeremy Davies (Peter Bernardone), Demore Barnes (Tobias Budge), Ricky Whittle.

On Friday there is registration, where you collect your entry badge. In the evening there is a meeting with the actors for golden ticket holders, as well as the opening ceremony.

On Saturday and Sunday there are photo ops with the actors, meetings with the actors, panels during which the attendees ask questions, and the autograph sessions.

You have to pay for the photos, and prices range from 35-75£

Regular ticket holders are guaranteed autographs from all regular guests

Golden ticket holders are guaranteed autographs from all regular guests and one bonus guest. This year’s bonus guests are Jeremy Davies and Ricky Whittle

Everyone has to pay for an autograph from an extra guest (this category appeared this year) — this year’s extra guest is Hugh Dancy

You have to pay for fan meets too (last year the highest price was £375 for Mads Mikkelsen, this year it's much lesser for Hugh Dancy)

On all three days there is a disco in the evenings. On Saturdays there is a cosplay competition with actors as the jury. On Sunday there is a closing ceremony.

What is my personal experience?

Red Dragon Con 6 was my first convention ever. I was nervous, but it's a small convention (last year there were about 700 people, this year it will be about 400) and the people there were so lovely that I knew I would want to come back. Fannibals were exchanging handmade goods, bringing some homemade cookies, fans (because it was so hot), going shopping together, and so on.

I will never forget when my friends and I were returning to another hotel at night and someone accosted us. This person said that they were sorry for following us, but their battery was dead and they had to get to the bus stop and they saw the flower crowns so they felt safe.

There was also a Hindu wedding held at that hotel. So half the people were in traditional Indian wedding attire and the other half was in flower crowns. People thought we were a cult (lol).

Caroline Dhavernas accidentally broke the flower crown I had for her, so in the photo she stands with her arms raised, holding it. (lol)

My favourite was definitely Jeremy Davies. Someone lent me a rat stuffed animal for a photo, and when I approached Jeremy, he immediately started acting like Peter. It didn't matter whether it was during fan meetings, photos or autographs — he tried to devote so much time to each one single person that in the end the staff had to hurry him up because the schedule was falling apart.

The closing ceremony was also delayed because of Jeremy — he was talking to both Bryan Fuller and the staff because he wanted to connect us with Bryan somehow. We ended up singing a made-up song to the tune of Happy Birthday and he sent it to Bryan (which he posted on Twitter).

It was hard to say goodbye to everyone, but yes, I am coming back this year for the seventh edition of the convention.

Once again, I am leaving here the link to the event page: https://seanharry.com/home/red-dragon/

If anyone has any questions or needs help — I do not bite and I can try to help in some way.

[nwodwols]

Look at what my awesome sister @loyalnerdsbian made me!! She’s still tinkering with bits, but they are perfect.

This is a link to her Etsy custom commission order. She’s not sure about pricing and whatnot for something like this yet as she’s still tinkering, but you can message her directly if you have questions about getting your own!

[zillabean]

I’m back from #RDC6, my very first (all) Hannibal con and also my very first trip to London! IT WAS AMAZING! ❤️ The Fannibals, the guests, the con, the city! What a whirlwind weekend, I wish it would never end. ❤️ Here are some of the highlights!

The guests were wonderful! Mads was so gorgeous, coy and funny! Caroline is just radiant, Tao is so sweet! Jeremy was a kindly chatterbox and Tom was so very shy and sweet. Julian was a total hoot! They were all so wonderfully fun, charming, and gracious! ❤️

You all have seen plenty of other fannibals’ amazing photos I’m sure, so I’ll just throw in a handful of mine to add to the pile! These are all from the panels and the ceremonies. Sorry for the quality, I kept trying to zoom in and it made things fuzzy. I have like a trillion Mads shots and Tom (you’re welcome, Eryn 😘) so if you guys want more of them lemme know! 😇

(I’ve posted a whole bunch more over on my twitter - @/beanyzilla!)

[serj-graham]

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