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.
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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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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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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