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.
ADRIAN HODGESBut 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.
More Adrian Hodges Quotes
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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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They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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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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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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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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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 not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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