I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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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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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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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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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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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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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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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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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