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 HODGESAnd 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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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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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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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 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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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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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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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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 want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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