Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
ADRIAN HODGESRichelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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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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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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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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