On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
ADRIAN HODGESOn a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
ADRIAN HODGESI 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.
ADRIAN HODGESRichelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
ADRIAN HODGESThe thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don’t necessarily see themselves as villains.
ADRIAN HODGESThere 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 HODGESYou 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.
ADRIAN HODGESI always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
ADRIAN HODGESI think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
ADRIAN HODGESYou’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
ADRIAN HODGESOur rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
ADRIAN HODGESAnd we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
ADRIAN HODGESBut 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 HODGESI want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
ADRIAN HODGESBeing able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
ADRIAN HODGESBut when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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