I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
ADRIAN HODGESThe 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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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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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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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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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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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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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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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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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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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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