Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller has compared Michael Pitt's Mason Verger to Batman villain the Joker.

Fuller told SciFiNow that Verger is "the Joker to Hannibal's Batman" on NBC's dark thriller series.



"The scenes with Michael Pitt and Mads Mikkelsen have been so much fun to cut because we've always talked about how Mason Verger has to be a bit of the Joker to Hannibal's Batman," he said.

"I'm eager for people to take a peek at what [Michael] does, because I think it will be certainly iconic in the Thomas Harris legacy of these characters."



Fuller went on to compare Pitt's flamboyant Verger to "a pimp", The Great Gatsby and Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Scott Disick.

"Michael Pitt brings such a pimp quality to Mason Verger, because the first time you see him he's dressed in this fantastic fur coat," the writer explained.

"There's a little bit of The Great Gatsby meets Scott Disick, so he's fantastically styled, and Michael had so much fun with the role."

Hannibal airs on NBC (Fridays, 10/9c) in the US, with season two launching on May 6 on Sky Living in the UK.

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