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.
ADRIAN HODGESIn the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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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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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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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You do see a few people and you are thinking of how that chemistry is going to work, but it’s not really fair to put people who are auditioning together in a room.
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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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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 thing about villains is that villains always have their own logic, and they don’t necessarily see themselves as villains.
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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 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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