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 HODGESThe 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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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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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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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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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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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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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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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 book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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