I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
ADRIAN HODGESI 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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The thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don’t necessarily see themselves as villains.
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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There was a lot that I wanted it to do, and I wanted it to be fun. It’s fun, but it’s not simple fun.
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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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The situation that women were in, at the time, was something that Dumas doesn’t really go into, but it’s a great subject to look at.
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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