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.
ADRIAN HODGESI think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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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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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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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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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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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