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.
ADRIAN HODGESYou’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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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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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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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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