It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
ADRIAN HODGESI always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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He’s not cruel. He just does what he has to do. And in his own mind, he’s absolutely right.
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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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You can use the fun of the genre, but I also really wanted to come at it from the point of view of some really complex characterization.
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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One of the problems of this genre is that there are cliches everywhere, and you’ve got to be careful and watch out.
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The BBC came to me and they wanted to adapt the book [Three Musketeers] again, in the straightforward way, and I said no to that.
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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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I didn’t want to do that. But what I did want to do was have a real look at the adventure genre because I thought it was ripe for reinvention.
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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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But you need them to also have that sense of fun and that sense of movement and that ability to get the actors to really respond to the material in the way that you want them to. It’s a very big thing.
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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And we’re always talking to the directors about that. It’s a big challenge to find people that can do it.
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It’s a great genre because you can do a lot. Sometimes in thrillers, you can really explore things, and it’s the same in this genre.
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