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Adrian Hodges

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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Adventure Book Genre Real Reinvention
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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Ability Actor Big Fun Material Movement Need Respond Sense Thing
Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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Able Action Like Really Sound Straightforward
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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Always Big Challenge Director People Talking
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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Clinch Doe Everywhere Fun Genre Problem
They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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Again Classic Great Look Stories Story Theme Think Thinking Why
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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Logic Mind Necessarily Need Own Themselves Villian
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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Blend Casting Director Judgement Looking Partly Yourself
I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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Action Always Merely Routine Witty
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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Couse Know Past Qualities Recognize Remake Work
And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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Away Big Make Much Quite Thing
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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Absolutely Cruel Mind Own Right
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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Adapt Adventure Book Came Real Straightforward Wanted
I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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Cynical Element Innocense Milady Past Thinking
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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Explorer Genre Great Really Same Sometimes Thriller
On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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Action Choreograph Director Fun Good Level Need Scene Simple

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