The thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don’t necessarily see themselves as villains.
ADRIAN HODGESThere 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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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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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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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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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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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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’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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