Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
ADRIAN HODGESBut when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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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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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 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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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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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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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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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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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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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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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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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