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 HODGESThey’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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When she gets to know him, she sees qualities in him that she recognizes and it’s almost like trying to remake the past, but of course, it doesn’t work.
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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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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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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 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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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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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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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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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The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you’d even die for them, is a great subject.
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