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.
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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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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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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 do see a few people and you are thinking of how that chemistry is going to work, but it’s not really fair to put people who are auditioning together in a room.
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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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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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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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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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