Jodie Foster Will Never Return as Clarice Starling in New HANNIBAL Project The Silence of the Lambs star Jodie Foster reveals she'll never return as Clarice Starling because no one asked her to return for Hannibal. By Mike Sprague The Silence of the Lambs star Jodie Foster says she’ll never return as Clarice Starling. Why? Because no one asked her to return for the first sequel, Hannibal. There’s been some stuff over the years about reprising [Clarice], but both [director Jonathan Demme] and I were both disappointed not to do the sequel. I have never watched that one.”