'We're making a 21st-century 'Three Musketeers,' ' Paul W.S. Anderson tells MTV News in our Fall Movie Preview.
Paul W.S. Anderson fans know his films to be intense, action-packed and not exactly family friendly (see: "Death Race" or any films in the "Resident Evil" franchise). All that changes October 21, when his retelling of Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" hits theaters. Based on the beloved and familiar tale of adventure, intrigue and that famous "All for one and one for all" motto, the film features an ensemble cast: Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom, Ray Stevenson, Matthew Macfadyen, Luke Evans, Juno Temple, James Corden and Mads Mikkelsen. But don't let the PG-13 rating fool you: Anderson told MTV News that what his film lacks in bloodletting, it makes up for with airships and swashbuckling. And everyone knows that anytime the word swashbuckling is involved, you're in for a good time.
MTV News: What made you want to retell this story, and how is your version different?
Paul W.S. Anderson: I'm a huge fan of "The Three Musketeers," the book I read at school. I grew up watching the Richard Lester adaptation of the novel, and I love the core story of the book, and that's pretty much what we've stayed true to: the basic story of D'Artagnan leaving Gascony, coming to Paris to seek his fortune and wanting to be a Musketeer and meeting the Musketeers. All that has stayed entirely true to the book in terms of character and narrative. The only thing we've goosed up is the action part of the movie to up the ante, considering we're making a 21st-century "Three Musketeers."
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