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.
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 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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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’re always talking to the directors about that. It’s a big challenge to find people that can do it.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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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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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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