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 HODGESI think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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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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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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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 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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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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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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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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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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