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 HODGESBeing able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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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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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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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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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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