De Laurentiis also produced the first Hannibal Lecter film Manhunter ( 1986 ) , Hannibal ( 2001 ) and Red Dragon ( 2002 ) , a remake of Manhunter . De Laurentiis also produced the first Hannibal Lecter film , Manhunter ( 1986 ) . He passed on adapting Thomas Harris ' sequel , The Silence of the Lambs , but produced the two follow-ups , Hannibal ( 2001 ) and Red Dragon ( 2002 ) , a remake of Manhunter .