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.
ADRIAN HODGESBut when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
More Adrian Hodges Quotes
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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’re always talking to the directors about that. It’s a big challenge to find people that can do it.
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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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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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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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 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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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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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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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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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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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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