“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. 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.” WayWantLooksSaidBookRealWantedThreeAdventureGenreStraightforwardRipeReinventionMusketeersThree Musketeers Author:Adrian Hodges
“On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene, 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.” WayWantNeedsBigsActionActorsFunSimpleAbilityLevelsMovementMaterialsSceneDirectorsBig Things Author:Adrian Hodges
“It's not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing. Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn't. I always want the action to be witty. I don't want it to be merely routine.” WantShouldDifferentAbleActionSoundParticularWittyGenreRoutineStraightforward Author:Adrian Hodges
“You're always looking to make it a bit fresh. I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested, and we're always talking to the directors about that. It's a big challenge to find people that can do it.” PeopleWantBigsBitsCan DoChallengesTalkingDirectorsBig Challenges Author:Adrian Hodges
