THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Get Ready for The Three Musketeers Remake


At the core of the story is also the relationship of the three men and D'Artagnan, aided wonderfully by the perfect casting. Using the description in the book, the film showcases a mysterious Aramis, a larger than life Porthos and a melancholic Athos.

Producer of the film, Jeremy Bolt, said: "There needed to be a good balance with these actors because the Musketeers are all equal - they even have approximately the same number of pages in the novel.

"Matthew Macfadyen as Athos is brilliant - he has this elegance and grace with an underlying brooding violence.

"Porthos is just full of love of life and exuberance, bear hugs, beer and wine, and Ray (Stevenson) just imports this physicality. Luke Evans as Aramis is extremely handsome but with a dark, mysterious quality."

Evans who is a fan of the book added his take on the relationship between the young D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. He said: "We all have our separate relationships with D'Artagnan. My character, Aramis, becomes like an older brother to him. He sees this young whippersnapper who believes he is invincible and can rule the world, and watches him make his mistakes.

"Aramis likes and cares about D'Artagnan in a very brotherly way, even though at times D'Artagnan's youthful bravado grates on him.

"Athos is the father figure, a lovelorn, heart broken father who sees himself in D'Artagnan. And then we have Porthos, who is a like the big-hearted uncle, always ruffling his hair and slapping him on the back a bit too hard."

The Three Musketeers was filmed on location in various towns and cities in Germany, Bavaria and Babelsberg Film Studios in Berlin. Although set in France, the film couldn't be shot in France as most of the French countryside has been modernised which means any wide shots is not really possible. Whereas in Bavaria - which still has castles and palaces - that is possible.

For Macfadyen, filming in Bavaria was a total treat. He said: "It was seemingly endless; beautiful location after beautiful location, each more wonderful and amazing than the last. My favourite was a 17th century Schloss in Pommersfelden. We filmed the scene in the Venetian Safe House where Milady double-crosses the three Musketeers.

"The room we were filming in was vast and exquisite with shells and tiny mirrors decorating the walls. The art department placed water baths outside so the water reflected and made a light effect on the ceiling - it was utterly beautiful. I felt very lucky and privileged to be working there."

Beautiful locations and costumes aside, what is most outstanding is that in this version, it features not one but two actors who are cast against type - as villains. Although that doesn't mean the actors couldn't inject a little trait of their own into the characters. Getting a chance to play a rather extraordinary woman who ably navigates her way through a man's world in the 17th century is a role that's surely made for Jovovich.

Bolt expanded: "Milady de Winter is absolutely not ordinary - she is a triple agent, undercover operative with multiple pseudonyms, a woman way ahead of her time. Milla felt she could bring something very new and distinct to this character and she has embraced the part. Fans of her previous work will not be disappointed."

To give you an idea, one of the action sequences sees Milady fighting off 10 guards while wearing huge skirts, petticoats and corsets


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