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 HODGESThey’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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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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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 was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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