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 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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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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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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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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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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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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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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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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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