They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
ADRIAN HODGESYou 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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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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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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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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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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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