Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
ADRIAN HODGESWhen 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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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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 thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don’t necessarily see themselves as villains.
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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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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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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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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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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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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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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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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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