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 HODGESIn the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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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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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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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 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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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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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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