I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
ADRIAN HODGESBeing able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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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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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You have to make that judgement yourself, and that’s partly where the casting director is so good. It was that blend that we were looking for.
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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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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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