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The Musketeer

January 23, 2023

For other uses, see Musketeer (disambiguation).

The Musketeer is a 2001 American action-adventure film based on Alexandre Dumas's classic 1844 novel The Three Musketeers, directed and photographed by Peter Hyams and starring Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth and Justin Chambers.

The Musketeer
theatrical poster
Directed byPeter Hyams
Written byGene Quintano
Based onThe Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas père
Produced byMoshe Diamant
StarringCatherine Deneuve
Mena Suvari
Stephen Rea
Tim Roth
Justin Chambers
CinematographyPeter Hyams
Edited byTerry Rawlings
Music byDavid Arnold
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Miramax Films
Release date
September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$36 million[1]
Box office$34.6 million

The film features Tsui Hark's regular actor Xin-Xin Xiong as a stunt choreographer. Released days before the September 11 attacks, it was a box office success in North America but didn't perform well in other countries, and received largely negative reviews from critics. It is recognized by the department of Gers as the first Musketeers adaptation to incorporate authentic scenery from Charles de Batz's home region.[2]

Plot

The young boy D'Artagnan witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of Febre, chief henchman of Cardinal Richelieu, d'Artagnan is nearly killed after using his dead father's sword to fight Febre, who is then left with a permanent scar and blind in one eye. D'Artagnan is taken in by Planchet, a family friend and former musketeer, one of the loyal protectors of king Louis XIII.

Fourteen years later, the adult d'Artagnan finds on his arrival in Paris that the musketeers have been disbanded by order of Cardinal Richelieu, who is usurping the king's authority with the help of Febre. Richelieu is also trying to foment hostility between France, England and Spain to gain more political power for himself. D'Artagnan convinces two of the musketeers, Porthos and Aramis, to free the imprisoned head of the musketeers, Treville, thus earning their trust. He takes a room at a Paris boarding house, where he takes a fancy to the chambermaid, Francesca, who is the daughter of the late seamstress to the queen. Febre, on orders from Richelieu, incites a mob to attack the French Royal Palace during a State dinner for Lord Buckingham, a visiting English dignitary. D'Artagnan, with the help of Porthos, Aramis and another musketeer, Athos, saves King Louis, the queen, and Lord Buckingham from being hurt or killed. Afterwards, Francesca recruits d'Artagnan to make a clandestine trip to the north coast of France with the queen to meet with Buckingham in whose honor the state dinner was being held, to keep peace between the two countries. However, d'Artagnan's landlord overhears them and tells Febre.

During the trip, d'Artagnan fights off repeated attacks by Febre's henchmen. He and Francesca become intimate, only to have Febre discover them and kidnap her and the queen. Febre forces the queen to write a letter to Buckingham asking him to meet her at a heavily fortified castle of his choosing, using the queen's ring to convince him of the authenticity of the message. Richelieu finally realizes just how far Febre is willing to go: he means to start a war between France, England and Spain, a war that will cripple France. Knowing that he has lost control of his chief henchman, Richelieu secretly visits d'Artagnan and tells him of Febre's plans and pleads for his help to stop Febre. D'Artagnan agrees, but only because Febre is holding Francesca. D'Artagnan returns to Paris and convinces the surviving musketeers that their responsibility to the crown remains their highest priority, and they join him at the castle where Francesca, the queen, and Lord Buckingham are being held. They charge the castle on horseback, losing several of their number in the process, but the diversion they create allows Planchet to drive his carriage in front of the castle gates below the field of cannon fire from the castle. This enables him to fire a mortar directly into the castle gates.

The remaining musketeers battle the Cardinal's guards, while d'Artagnan engages Febre in an intense duel, finally killing him and avenging the death of his parents. D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers are given medals for their service, and d'Artagnan covertly threatens Richelieu. At the end, d'Artagnan and Francesca are seen to be married.

Cast

Differences from the novel and other adaptations

The film is a broad reimagining of Dumas' work, which deemphasizes political machinations in favor of a revenge plot typical of modern action films.[3] A new antagonist, Febre, who has psychopathic traits, takes precedence over the book's historical figures. Febre's portrayal as a one-eyed man in black bears strong similarities to that of Rochefort in the Walt Disney adaptation. The character's eyepatch actually dates all the way back to the 1973 film.[4] In the book, he only has a scar.[5] Also similar to the 1993 film, D'Artagnan's father was a former musketeer and was murdered—this time alongside his wife—by the man in black.[3] In this version however, the parents' murder is a gratuitous crime to which a young D'Artagnan bears witness. It is not part of Richelieu's conspiracy and neither Athos, Porthos nor Aramis, who have greatly reduced roles throughout, are aware of it.[3] In the novel, D'Artagnan leaves his father in good health. The senior D'Artagnan was never a musketeer, but his son is encouraged to enlist due the family's noble Gascon background, which it shares with many members of the guard.[5]

The character of Planchet is not a mere servant D'Artagnan hires in Paris, but a sidekick and mentor to the D'Artagnan family, who raises the boy after his parents' death and arms himself with concealed pistols.[6] Whereas D'Artagnan romances several women at once in the novel,[5] the film's version is inexperienced with the ladies. Constance Bonacieux, his older love interest,[5] is replaced with Francesca Bonacieux, a younger and more upbeat figure. She is the daughter of a Spanish seamstress who followed Infanta Anne to France when she married Louis XIII.[7] Rather than being married to D'Artagnan's landlord,[5] she is his niece, although the older man tries to extort sexual favors from her.[3]

Early in the film the Musketeers are framed for the murder of a Spanish envoy and disbanded,[6][7] which too is broadly similar to the 1993 version. In the book, the Musketeers have frequent skirmishes with Richelieu's guards, but they are still in activity.[5] The novel's court intrigues have been simplified. While the Queen has a volatile relationship with Louis XIII, Lord Buckingham is not her lover and the diamond studs subplot[5] is absent, as is Richelieu's spy Milady De Winter.[3] The Cardinal's scheme is more straightforward and entails the staging of public incidents that will sap the King's credibility. Rochefort is an elegant character who seems to obey Richelieu out of deference for his political stature, rather than outright malevolence. Perhaps due to the invention of Febre, Rochefort's rivalry with D'Artagnan in The Musketeer remains gentlemanly. It is somewhat truer to the book than his outright villainous portrayal in many other adaptations, even though he meets a different end. Both Richelieu and Rochefort are blindsided by Febre's ruthlessness and by his direct attack on the Queen.[3]

Production

Development

Gene Quintano sold the film's script to Moshe Diamant, a producer at Mark Damon's Vision International, for $750,000[8] in 1992.[9] Quintano aspired to direct the project, then titled D'Artagnan, himself.[10] It was one of several Three Musketeers adaptations in the works at the time: others were being pitched at Columbia (by Damon's former Vision associate Jon Peters), Disney and Tri-Star.[9][10] Eventually, the attention received by Disney's film put a damper on rival projects. Quintano's version was put on hold, and would later be revived at Vision's successor company, MDP (Mark Damon Productions) Worldwide.[8]

The project resurfaced in 2000 with Hyams (who had directed two Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicles for Diamant) as director, and Mena Suvari and Gary Oldman (who had been approached for the 1993 version)[11] attached to star.[12] Michael Lonsdale was also in talks to appear.[13] Ultimately the latter two did not participate. Catherine Deneuve was in negociations to star for several months,[13] but only signed on shortly before filming.[14]

The swashbuckling tale's wire fu makeover was Diamant's idea, as he had previously worked with Xin-Xin Xiong on Tsui Hark's Double Team and Knock Off, two films starring his usual leading man Van Damme.[15] Xiong would work for Diamant on a few more Western films after The Musketeer.[16]

The film was originally announced under the banner of Behaviour Communications, the film branch of a Canadian multimedia conglomerate, into which producer American Mark Damon had merged his company MDP Worldwide in 1998. But after another restructuring,[17] the company changed its name back to MDP Worldwide in May 2000.[18] The film was an international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Luxembourg.[19] It was part of a trio of films co-produced by MDP/Behaviour, Luxembourg's Carousel Picture Company and German tax shelter fund AppolloMedia. The others were FeardotCom and Extreme Ops[20] (the latter of which Quintano helped write).[21]

While based on a French work, the film did not receive any subsidies from France's national film support fund, as it was viewed as a commercially-oriented production.[22] It did, however, receive some from the regional governments whose territories were showcased in the picture.[23] Despite interest from the local population, casting agents struggled to find suitable extras to portray post-medieval peasantry, as they found out that most modern inhabitants of rural Southern France lacked the rough facial features desired by the production, and looked too urban.[13]

The film was only shown at March 2001's American Film Market in the form of a sizzle reel. It was successful with foreign buyers, but faced a tentative domestic market towards large independent productions.[24] Hyams finished assembling his first print in mid-April 2001.[6] The same month, MDP entered final negociations with Universal and Miramax, who teamed up to buy the film's North American and U.K. rights for $7.5 million.[25] Universal would release it in North America, and Miramax in the United Kingdom.[26] Around the same time, the film's English-language version was renamed The Musketeer.[27] It retained its intended title in select foreign territories, such as France.[28]

Filming

Shooting commenced on 17 August 2000, and took place in Luxembourg, Belgium and France.[29] In addition to choreographing the fight scenes, Xin-Xin Xiong was Tim Roth's stunt double.[30]

The streets of 17th century Paris were recreated in Sarlat-la-Canéda.[31] The Dordogne town claims to be the 3rd most requested filming location in France after Paris and Nice, as its well preserved architecture makes it highly sought after for historical films.[32] Another Dordogne locality, Monpazier, stood in for downtown Brionne.[31] Sarlat and a castle on the outskirts of Monpazier figure in another revisionist take on Dumas, Revenge of the Musketeers.[33]

The Cité de Carcassonne provided some wide shots of the French capital's now demolished fortifications.[34] Some specific Paris locations were based on buildings in Toulouse: the Royal Palace is the redecorated Capitole, while Richelieu's residence is the Convent of the Jacobins.[35] The Toulouse part of the shoot was briefly disturbed by a dispute between local extras and Auzielle-based Capitole Productions, who had hired them on behalf of the film's main producers. At least one scene was cancelled as a result.[36]

The production also incorporated locations from Gascony, the actual region where D'Artagnan grew up, although they do not necessarily represent their real-life counterparts in narration. Among the more notable are Château de Cassaigne, which is used as the domain where the Queen seeks shelter after escaping from Paris, and Château de Caumont in Cazaux-Savès, which stands in for the Musketeers' headquarters at Monsieur de Tréville's.[2]

Vianden Castle in Luxembourg became the fictional Duchamps Castle, where the film's climactic action scene takes place. Vianden's mayor was apparently displeased with damage the castle suffered during filming.[37]

Release

Theatrical

The Musketeer held its world premiere in Los Angeles on 5 November 2001. The film was selected for the 27th Deauville Festival, where it held its European premiere out of competition on 7 November 2001.[38] The launch trailer started with a condensed preview of the film's tavern fight, exempt of any dialogue or voice-over, and later proclaimed "This fall, Alexandre Dumas' classic is completely reimagined with fight choreography by Hong Kong legend Xin-Xin Xiong."[39] None of the director and stars' names were mentioned.[40] Industry professionals saw the promotional focus on martial arts and the trailer's extensive rotation ahead of Universal's teen comedy American Pie 2 as the main factors behind the film's relatively successful launch.[25][41] IGN felt that Universal's hyping of Xiong as a "legend" was exaggerated, as his style owed much to some of his forebears like Yuen Woo-ping.[42]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on 26 February 2002.[43] It reached number 4 in Billboard's national DVD sales chart.[44] In Germany, distributor MC One issued a limited and numbered 2-DVD Digipak special edition with a hologram cover and 24-page booklet.[45]

Reception

Commercial

Upon release, trade publication Variety projected that the film would perform respectably in U.S. theaters, but would find more favor in international markets.[46] The Los Angeles Times thought otherwise, suggesting that the film's independent producers would find it hard to break even internationally after selling the U.S. rights for a modest amount.[47]

The film debuted with a $10.7 million opening ahead of Two Can Play That Game; it was the number-one film in the country in the weekend before the 9/11 terror attacks.[48] In its second weekend the film made $5.3 million.[49] The decrease was not necessarily due to the terror attacks, as overall box office intake was actually higher year-on-year.[50] The Musketeer went on grossing $27 million in Canada and the United States.[51]

Internationally, The Musketeer struggled, sometimes for reasons beyond the film itself. In France, the country of top billed Catherine Deneuve, it opened on a modest 341 screens for a career tally of 228,037 admissions.[28] In Germany, which contributed much of the film's budget, theatrical release was compromised by a falling out between distribution partners Helkon and Buena Vista,[52][53] and eventually cancelled in favor of a home video premiere nearly two years after its U.S. debut.[45] The film is credited with a non-domestic gross of just $7 million for a combined worldwide gross of $34 million, against its $36 million production budget.[19][51]

Nonetheless, sales of the film's rights, combined with efficient tax optimization,[54] made The Musketeer a positive venture according to MDP, contributing $27 million to the company's revenue and helping it back in the black after several difficult years.[55] Universal also called the film "a very successful acquisition".[56]

Critical

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 11% based on 96 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The website's consensus states that "Hong Kong inspired action sequences take center stage in this latest Three Musketeers adaptation. Unfortunately, the oversimplification of the story and an uncharismatic lead character leave the movie flat."[57]

The Musketeer received similar criticism to the 1993 version, to which its is most often compared, with many feeling that the integrity of the source material had been compromised in an effort to cater to a younger, casual audience. The Chicago Tribune 's Michael Wilmington called it "even worse" than that film, and made for people "who think that D'Artagnan is a men's cologne".[58] Stephen Holden of The New York Times argued that "The Musketeer conflicts with itself by trying to blend grand old-school costume drama and MTV-style rhythm and attitude in the same movie."[59]

Boxoffice Magazine did not object to the story's reimagining, judging it "less disgraceful" than Disney's film and 1998's The Man in the Iron Mask, but contended that Hyams and editor Terry Rawlings were out of touch with the requirements of Hong Kong choreography in terms of coverage and clarity.[40] Some scenes, like the ladder fight, were also criticized for their similarities to Xiong's past work.[60] While Roger Ebert said that he "can not in strict accuracy recommend this film", he conceded that "the action scenes are wonders to behold".[61] The Los Angeles Times' Kevin Thomas, an exponent of popular action cinema, called the film "robust and handsome".[62]

The Musketeer's art direction was praised, with Boxoffice touting "lavish production values"[40] and Ebert calling the banquet scene "a marvel of art design".[61] The film also earned notice for its photography relying primarily on natural light, which Thomas and the Houston Chronicle 's Louis B. Parks compared to a painting.[62][63] However, like many of Hyams' previous works, some found it too dark.[64]

Quintano's mix of modern and classic phrasing was criticized as an "awkward melange" by Boxoffice,[40] while IGN said that it "can't make up its mind at to be either somewhat Shakespearean sounding or emulating modern vernacular."[42] The teen romance between D'Artagnan and Francesca was equally poorly received: The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan equated it to "a child's idea of romantic love".[65]

Justin Chambers' interpretation of D'Artagnan elicited particular disdain, with several reviewers comparing it to soap opera acting.[64][42] Many found Catherine Deneuve wasted as Queen Anne, with Hollywood.com calling her "completey underused".[66] Despite some pushback over his character's unnecessary inclusion, a number of reviewers singled out Tim Roth's unhinged performance as Febre as the most enjoyable aspect of the film.[58][42] Ebert added that "when Tim Roth vows vengeance on the man who blinded him, I for one believe him."[61] The more modern characterization of Planchet and his portrayal by Jean-Pierre Castaldi also received praise, with the Chicago Tribune calling him "a ton of fun".[58]

A few critics have defended the film's action focus, arguing that it could be seen as an evolution of the acrobatics seen in Douglas Fairbanks' 1921 and 1929 films.[3][60] In a retrospective review, genre film website The Action Elite deemed that the film was "not that memorable" but "arguably [had] the best action scenes of any incarnation of these characters, making it a fun ride."[67]

The Musketeer has drawn some—mostly unfavorable—comparisons to Brotherhood of the Wolf, a contemporary Universal release that mixed romanticized European history and Asian martial arts.[68][69] Both films were shot in close locations, with some actors, local extras and crew members taking part in both films.[70]

The Musketeer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
David Arnold
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
Genre
Length49:39
LabelDecca Records[71]

Soundtrack

The film's score was composed and produced by David Arnold, and conducted and arranged by frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd. It was released on CD by the Decca Records, a Universal Music subsidiary, on 11 September 2001.[72] The soundtrack has been a fixture of Universal Studios Florida and could frequently heard in the park's entrance.[73]

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For other uses see Musketeer disambiguation The Musketeer is a 2001 American action adventure film based on Alexandre Dumas s classic 1844 novel The Three Musketeers directed and photographed by Peter Hyams and starring Catherine Deneuve Mena Suvari Stephen Rea Tim Roth and Justin Chambers The Musketeertheatrical posterDirected byPeter HyamsWritten byGene QuintanoBased onThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas pereProduced byMoshe DiamantStarringCatherine DeneuveMena SuvariStephen ReaTim RothJustin ChambersCinematographyPeter HyamsEdited byTerry RawlingsMusic byDavid ArnoldProductioncompaniesMDP WorldwideCrystal Sky WorldwideDistributed byUniversal PicturesMiramax FilmsRelease dateSeptember 7 2001 2001 09 07 Running time104 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 36 million 1 Box office 34 6 millionThe film features Tsui Hark s regular actor Xin Xin Xiong as a stunt choreographer Released days before the September 11 attacks it was a box office success in North America but didn t perform well in other countries and received largely negative reviews from critics It is recognized by the department of Gers as the first Musketeers adaptation to incorporate authentic scenery from Charles de Batz s home region 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Differences from the novel and other adaptations 4 Production 4 1 Development 4 2 Filming 5 Release 5 1 Theatrical 5 2 Home media 6 Reception 6 1 Commercial 6 2 Critical 7 Soundtrack 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditThe young boy D Artagnan witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of Febre chief henchman of Cardinal Richelieu d Artagnan is nearly killed after using his dead father s sword to fight Febre who is then left with a permanent scar and blind in one eye D Artagnan is taken in by Planchet a family friend and former musketeer one of the loyal protectors of king Louis XIII Fourteen years later the adult d Artagnan finds on his arrival in Paris that the musketeers have been disbanded by order of Cardinal Richelieu who is usurping the king s authority with the help of Febre Richelieu is also trying to foment hostility between France England and Spain to gain more political power for himself D Artagnan convinces two of the musketeers Porthos and Aramis to free the imprisoned head of the musketeers Treville thus earning their trust He takes a room at a Paris boarding house where he takes a fancy to the chambermaid Francesca who is the daughter of the late seamstress to the queen Febre on orders from Richelieu incites a mob to attack the French Royal Palace during a State dinner for Lord Buckingham a visiting English dignitary D Artagnan with the help of Porthos Aramis and another musketeer Athos saves King Louis the queen and Lord Buckingham from being hurt or killed Afterwards Francesca recruits d Artagnan to make a clandestine trip to the north coast of France with the queen to meet with Buckingham in whose honor the state dinner was being held to keep peace between the two countries However d Artagnan s landlord overhears them and tells Febre During the trip d Artagnan fights off repeated attacks by Febre s henchmen He and Francesca become intimate only to have Febre discover them and kidnap her and the queen Febre forces the queen to write a letter to Buckingham asking him to meet her at a heavily fortified castle of his choosing using the queen s ring to convince him of the authenticity of the message Richelieu finally realizes just how far Febre is willing to go he means to start a war between France England and Spain a war that will cripple France Knowing that he has lost control of his chief henchman Richelieu secretly visits d Artagnan and tells him of Febre s plans and pleads for his help to stop Febre D Artagnan agrees but only because Febre is holding Francesca D Artagnan returns to Paris and convinces the surviving musketeers that their responsibility to the crown remains their highest priority and they join him at the castle where Francesca the queen and Lord Buckingham are being held They charge the castle on horseback losing several of their number in the process but the diversion they create allows Planchet to drive his carriage in front of the castle gates below the field of cannon fire from the castle This enables him to fire a mortar directly into the castle gates The remaining musketeers battle the Cardinal s guards while d Artagnan engages Febre in an intense duel finally killing him and avenging the death of his parents D Artagnan and the Three Musketeers are given medals for their service and d Artagnan covertly threatens Richelieu At the end d Artagnan and Francesca are seen to be married Cast EditJustin Chambers as d Artagnan Tim Roth as Febre the Man in Black Stephen Rea as Cardinal Richelieu Mena Suvari as Francesca Bonacieux Catherine Deneuve as The Queen Daniel Mesguich as King Louis XIII Jean Pierre Castaldi as Planchet Nick Moran as Aramis Steve Speirs as Porthos Jan Gregor Kremp as Athos Michael Byrne as Treville Head of the Musketeers David Schofield as Rochefort Richelieu Henchman Jeremy Clyde as Lord Buckingham Bill Treacher as Mr Bonacieux Tsilla Chelton as Madame LacrossDifferences from the novel and other adaptations EditThe film is a broad reimagining of Dumas work which deemphasizes political machinations in favor of a revenge plot typical of modern action films 3 A new antagonist Febre who has psychopathic traits takes precedence over the book s historical figures Febre s portrayal as a one eyed man in black bears strong similarities to that of Rochefort in the Walt Disney adaptation The character s eyepatch actually dates all the way back to the 1973 film 4 In the book he only has a scar 5 Also similar to the 1993 film D Artagnan s father was a former musketeer and was murdered this time alongside his wife by the man in black 3 In this version however the parents murder is a gratuitous crime to which a young D Artagnan bears witness It is not part of Richelieu s conspiracy and neither Athos Porthos nor Aramis who have greatly reduced roles throughout are aware of it 3 In the novel D Artagnan leaves his father in good health The senior D Artagnan was never a musketeer but his son is encouraged to enlist due the family s noble Gascon background which it shares with many members of the guard 5 The character of Planchet is not a mere servant D Artagnan hires in Paris but a sidekick and mentor to the D Artagnan family who raises the boy after his parents death and arms himself with concealed pistols 6 Whereas D Artagnan romances several women at once in the novel 5 the film s version is inexperienced with the ladies Constance Bonacieux his older love interest 5 is replaced with Francesca Bonacieux a younger and more upbeat figure She is the daughter of a Spanish seamstress who followed Infanta Anne to France when she married Louis XIII 7 Rather than being married to D Artagnan s landlord 5 she is his niece although the older man tries to extort sexual favors from her 3 Early in the film the Musketeers are framed for the murder of a Spanish envoy and disbanded 6 7 which too is broadly similar to the 1993 version In the book the Musketeers have frequent skirmishes with Richelieu s guards but they are still in activity 5 The novel s court intrigues have been simplified While the Queen has a volatile relationship with Louis XIII Lord Buckingham is not her lover and the diamond studs subplot 5 is absent as is Richelieu s spy Milady De Winter 3 The Cardinal s scheme is more straightforward and entails the staging of public incidents that will sap the King s credibility Rochefort is an elegant character who seems to obey Richelieu out of deference for his political stature rather than outright malevolence Perhaps due to the invention of Febre Rochefort s rivalry with D Artagnan in The Musketeer remains gentlemanly It is somewhat truer to the book than his outright villainous portrayal in many other adaptations even though he meets a different end Both Richelieu and Rochefort are blindsided by Febre s ruthlessness and by his direct attack on the Queen 3 Production EditDevelopment Edit Gene Quintano sold the film s script to Moshe Diamant a producer at Mark Damon s Vision International for 750 000 8 in 1992 9 Quintano aspired to direct the project then titled D Artagnan himself 10 It was one of several Three Musketeers adaptations in the works at the time others were being pitched at Columbia by Damon s former Vision associate Jon Peters Disney and Tri Star 9 10 Eventually the attention received by Disney s film put a damper on rival projects Quintano s version was put on hold and would later be revived at Vision s successor company MDP Mark Damon Productions Worldwide 8 The project resurfaced in 2000 with Hyams who had directed two Jean Claude Van Damme vehicles for Diamant as director and Mena Suvari and Gary Oldman who had been approached for the 1993 version 11 attached to star 12 Michael Lonsdale was also in talks to appear 13 Ultimately the latter two did not participate Catherine Deneuve was in negociations to star for several months 13 but only signed on shortly before filming 14 The swashbuckling tale s wire fu makeover was Diamant s idea as he had previously worked with Xin Xin Xiong on Tsui Hark s Double Team and Knock Off two films starring his usual leading man Van Damme 15 Xiong would work for Diamant on a few more Western films after The Musketeer 16 The film was originally announced under the banner of Behaviour Communications the film branch of a Canadian multimedia conglomerate into which producer American Mark Damon had merged his company MDP Worldwide in 1998 But after another restructuring 17 the company changed its name back to MDP Worldwide in May 2000 18 The film was an international co production between the United States the United Kingdom Germany and Luxembourg 19 It was part of a trio of films co produced by MDP Behaviour Luxembourg s Carousel Picture Company and German tax shelter fund AppolloMedia The others were FeardotCom and Extreme Ops 20 the latter of which Quintano helped write 21 While based on a French work the film did not receive any subsidies from France s national film support fund as it was viewed as a commercially oriented production 22 It did however receive some from the regional governments whose territories were showcased in the picture 23 Despite interest from the local population casting agents struggled to find suitable extras to portray post medieval peasantry as they found out that most modern inhabitants of rural Southern France lacked the rough facial features desired by the production and looked too urban 13 The film was only shown at March 2001 s American Film Market in the form of a sizzle reel It was successful with foreign buyers but faced a tentative domestic market towards large independent productions 24 Hyams finished assembling his first print in mid April 2001 6 The same month MDP entered final negociations with Universal and Miramax who teamed up to buy the film s North American and U K rights for 7 5 million 25 Universal would release it in North America and Miramax in the United Kingdom 26 Around the same time the film s English language version was renamed The Musketeer 27 It retained its intended title in select foreign territories such as France 28 Filming Edit Shooting commenced on 17 August 2000 and took place in Luxembourg Belgium and France 29 In addition to choreographing the fight scenes Xin Xin Xiong was Tim Roth s stunt double 30 The streets of 17th century Paris were recreated in Sarlat la Caneda 31 The Dordogne town claims to be the 3rd most requested filming location in France after Paris and Nice as its well preserved architecture makes it highly sought after for historical films 32 Another Dordogne locality Monpazier stood in for downtown Brionne 31 Sarlat and a castle on the outskirts of Monpazier figure in another revisionist take on Dumas Revenge of the Musketeers 33 The Cite de Carcassonne provided some wide shots of the French capital s now demolished fortifications 34 Some specific Paris locations were based on buildings in Toulouse the Royal Palace is the redecorated Capitole while Richelieu s residence is the Convent of the Jacobins 35 The Toulouse part of the shoot was briefly disturbed by a dispute between local extras and Auzielle based Capitole Productions who had hired them on behalf of the film s main producers At least one scene was cancelled as a result 36 The production also incorporated locations from Gascony the actual region where D Artagnan grew up although they do not necessarily represent their real life counterparts in narration Among the more notable are Chateau de Cassaigne which is used as the domain where the Queen seeks shelter after escaping from Paris and Chateau de Caumont in Cazaux Saves which stands in for the Musketeers headquarters at Monsieur de Treville s 2 Vianden Castle in Luxembourg became the fictional Duchamps Castle where the film s climactic action scene takes place Vianden s mayor was apparently displeased with damage the castle suffered during filming 37 Release EditTheatrical Edit The Musketeer held its world premiere in Los Angeles on 5 November 2001 The film was selected for the 27th Deauville Festival where it held its European premiere out of competition on 7 November 2001 38 The launch trailer started with a condensed preview of the film s tavern fight exempt of any dialogue or voice over and later proclaimed This fall Alexandre Dumas classic is completely reimagined with fight choreography by Hong Kong legend Xin Xin Xiong 39 None of the director and stars names were mentioned 40 Industry professionals saw the promotional focus on martial arts and the trailer s extensive rotation ahead of Universal s teen comedy American Pie 2 as the main factors behind the film s relatively successful launch 25 41 IGN felt that Universal s hyping of Xiong as a legend was exaggerated as his style owed much to some of his forebears like Yuen Woo ping 42 Home media Edit The film was released on DVD on 26 February 2002 43 It reached number 4 in Billboard s national DVD sales chart 44 In Germany distributor MC One issued a limited and numbered 2 DVD Digipak special edition with a hologram cover and 24 page booklet 45 Reception EditCommercial Edit Upon release trade publication Variety projected that the film would perform respectably in U S theaters but would find more favor in international markets 46 The Los Angeles Times thought otherwise suggesting that the film s independent producers would find it hard to break even internationally after selling the U S rights for a modest amount 47 The film debuted with a 10 7 million opening ahead of Two Can Play That Game it was the number one film in the country in the weekend before the 9 11 terror attacks 48 In its second weekend the film made 5 3 million 49 The decrease was not necessarily due to the terror attacks as overall box office intake was actually higher year on year 50 The Musketeer went on grossing 27 million in Canada and the United States 51 Internationally The Musketeer struggled sometimes for reasons beyond the film itself In France the country of top billed Catherine Deneuve it opened on a modest 341 screens for a career tally of 228 037 admissions 28 In Germany which contributed much of the film s budget theatrical release was compromised by a falling out between distribution partners Helkon and Buena Vista 52 53 and eventually cancelled in favor of a home video premiere nearly two years after its U S debut 45 The film is credited with a non domestic gross of just 7 million for a combined worldwide gross of 34 million against its 36 million production budget 19 51 Nonetheless sales of the film s rights combined with efficient tax optimization 54 made The Musketeer a positive venture according to MDP contributing 27 million to the company s revenue and helping it back in the black after several difficult years 55 Universal also called the film a very successful acquisition 56 Critical Edit On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 11 based on 96 reviews with an average rating of 3 5 10 The website s consensus states that Hong Kong inspired action sequences take center stage in this latest Three Musketeers adaptation Unfortunately the oversimplification of the story and an uncharismatic lead character leave the movie flat 57 The Musketeer received similar criticism to the 1993 version to which its is most often compared with many feeling that the integrity of the source material had been compromised in an effort to cater to a younger casual audience The Chicago Tribune s Michael Wilmington called it even worse than that film and made for people who think that D Artagnan is a men s cologne 58 Stephen Holden of The New York Times argued that The Musketeer conflicts with itself by trying to blend grand old school costume drama and MTV style rhythm and attitude in the same movie 59 Boxoffice Magazine did not object to the story s reimagining judging it less disgraceful than Disney s film and 1998 s The Man in the Iron Mask but contended that Hyams and editor Terry Rawlings were out of touch with the requirements of Hong Kong choreography in terms of coverage and clarity 40 Some scenes like the ladder fight were also criticized for their similarities to Xiong s past work 60 While Roger Ebert said that he can not in strict accuracy recommend this film he conceded that the action scenes are wonders to behold 61 The Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas an exponent of popular action cinema called the film robust and handsome 62 The Musketeer s art direction was praised with Boxoffice touting lavish production values 40 and Ebert calling the banquet scene a marvel of art design 61 The film also earned notice for its photography relying primarily on natural light which Thomas and the Houston Chronicle s Louis B Parks compared to a painting 62 63 However like many of Hyams previous works some found it too dark 64 Quintano s mix of modern and classic phrasing was criticized as an awkward melange by Boxoffice 40 while IGN said that it can t make up its mind at to be either somewhat Shakespearean sounding or emulating modern vernacular 42 The teen romance between D Artagnan and Francesca was equally poorly received The Washington Post s Michael O Sullivan equated it to a child s idea of romantic love 65 Justin Chambers interpretation of D Artagnan elicited particular disdain with several reviewers comparing it to soap opera acting 64 42 Many found Catherine Deneuve wasted as Queen Anne with Hollywood com calling her completey underused 66 Despite some pushback over his character s unnecessary inclusion a number of reviewers singled out Tim Roth s unhinged performance as Febre as the most enjoyable aspect of the film 58 42 Ebert added that when Tim Roth vows vengeance on the man who blinded him I for one believe him 61 The more modern characterization of Planchet and his portrayal by Jean Pierre Castaldi also received praise with the Chicago Tribune calling him a ton of fun 58 A few critics have defended the film s action focus arguing that it could be seen as an evolution of the acrobatics seen in Douglas Fairbanks 1921 and 1929 films 3 60 In a retrospective review genre film website The Action Elite deemed that the film was not that memorable but arguably had the best action scenes of any incarnation of these characters making it a fun ride 67 The Musketeer has drawn some mostly unfavorable comparisons to Brotherhood of the Wolf a contemporary Universal release that mixed romanticized European history and Asian martial arts 68 69 Both films were shot in close locations with some actors local extras and crew members taking part in both films 70 The Musketeer Original Motion Picture SoundtrackSoundtrack album by David ArnoldReleasedSeptember 11 2001 2001 09 11 GenreOrchestralLength49 39LabelDecca Records 71 Soundtrack EditThe film s score was composed and produced by David Arnold and conducted and arranged by frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd It was released on CD by the Decca Records a Universal Music subsidiary on 11 September 2001 72 The soundtrack has been a fixture of Universal Studios Florida and could frequently heard in the park s entrance 73 References Edit Case study The Musketeer 29 July 2002 a b Tournes dans le Gers mediagers fr Retrieved 6 September 2022 a b c d e f g Fee Jeremy 14 December 2001 Charting Cultural Changes Through the Movie Adaptations of The Three Musketeers PDF B A Hons English Denton University of North Texas Honors College pp 25 28 Rosenberg Adam 27 August 2010 Mads Mikkelson Looking Crazy In The Three Musketeers mtv com Retrieved 6 September 2022 a b c d e f g The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas Summary and Analysis cliffnotes com Retrieved 6 September 2022 a b c Knowles Harry 24 April 2001 The Musketeer Review aintitcool com Retrieved 6 September 2022 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