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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.

Adrian Hodges

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 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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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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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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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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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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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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