The thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don’t necessarily see themselves as villains.
ADRIAN HODGESI want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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 is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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The BBC came to me and they wanted to adapt the book [Three Musketeers] again, in the straightforward way, and I said no to that.
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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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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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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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 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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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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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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