On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
ADRIAN HODGESWhen 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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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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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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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 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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular 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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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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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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