Eva Green: “We’ve never seen this facet of Milady”

Eva Green is the new Milady de Winter

It is difficult to imagine a more perfect actress to play Milady de Winter in cinema than Eva Green. In her twenty-year career, she was the only James Bond Girl to break Agent 007’s heart Casino Royalein fact, she is widely illustrated in the roles of strong, complex and tortured women.

For the diptych The Three Musketeers directed by Martin Bourboulon, portrays a warrior Milady, carried by a visceral desire for revengewhich will give a hard time to D’Artagnan and partners (played by François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris and Pio Marmaï).

“Milady is obsessed with this desire to take revenge on men”

If in the first film (to be discovered at the cinema on April 5) is invincible, his armor will crack more in the second work (scheduled for December 13, 2023) as Eva Green told us:

The writers did a very interesting job (…) in the first part, Milady is evil, manipulative and fearless. In the second part we will discover her cracks and her vulnerability behind her strong woman shell. We have never seen this aspect of Milady. I really liked that they added humanity.

It is precisely this duality that interested the actress, eager to play the roles of Strong women always with an element of vulnerability:

The only absolutely 100% Machiavellian character I’ve played was Ava Lord in Sin City 2, who really was the bitch in all her glory (laughs). But villain roles are always interesting when there are multiple colors and you understand what motivates their actions. Here, Milady is haunted by this desire to take revenge on men and we’ll understand why (…) it’s too abstract I think if there isn’t a secret that justifies all of this.

“He really is a chameleon”

In both films we will discover different identities of Milady, who does not hesitate to disguise herself for the best manipulate enemies. So inside D’Artagnanslips into the skin of Isabelle de Valcourt, blonde and fragile countess:

It really is a chameleon of Milady. It adapts according to the person in front of him. She can be blonde, brunette, redhead, tomboy, femme fatale, damsel in distress (…) in the first part she plays Isabelle de Valcourt, she’s blonde, her voice is a little more in her chest. The gesture is different, more fragile. In the second part you will play other characters. It is very joyful for an actor to play several characters in one character.

Intense training for Eva Green

You will have understood it: the Milady of 2023 is a true warrior. Underneath her are her superb signed hers by Thierry Delettre she also wears trousers, in case she needs to get into battle quickly. In the first film, she engages in a epic duel with the character of D’Artagnan, after a strenuous chase on horseback. A physical role for Eva Green, who had to train hard for these scenes:

It’s always a big plus when you’re an actor, to be able to explore other disciplines. For several weeks I practiced aikido and fencing sessions. I was completely useless at first (laughs)! But the stuntmen were extremely benevolent and guided me so that I succeeded (…) it was a great pride, because I didn’t get doubled. Everyone did their own stunts, because Martin Bourboulon likes to shoot in sequence (…)

It’s not the first time Eva Green has trained hard before a movie. For Nearby by Alice Winocour, must have gotten under the skin of a astronaut and had undergone weight training sessions. For Dumbo by Tim Burton, played a trapeze artist and produced it herself choreography in the air after training.

Physical roles that allow the French actress to better grasp her characters, as happened for that of Milady:

I’m someone who’s quite in my head, so I love when I’m asked to train physically. It brings me back into focus and I feel more in my body. The fact that I rehearsed these fights a lot helped me build the character, to find the inner strength of Milady. It gives confidence.

Source: Cine Serie

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