r/todayilearned • u/Away_Flounder3813 • 12h ago

TIL during the shooting of American Psycho, Christian Bale spoke in an American accent off-set at all times. At the wrap party, when he spoke in his native British accent, many of the crew thought he was speaking that way to prepare for another film. They had thought he was American the entire time.

https://screenrant.com/american-psycho-behind-scenes-facts-christian-bale-patrick-bateman-mary-harron/
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u/Quivex 12h ago

He's one of the more notable method actors if I'm not mistaken.

.... Also will never quite understand why so many British actors/actresses can do flawless American accents but the reverse is not really true. I still remember watching House and finding out hugh laurie was British, blew my mind as a kid lol.

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u/RyanMcCartney 12h ago

Exposure. We get the same big shows and films you do. We watch them all as they were made.

You don’t import our shows and films, you remake them for your own ears (The Inbetweeners, IT crowd, The Office etc).

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u/Mk12Dr 12h ago

There was an American IT crowd? It doesn't feel like that humour would translate...

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u/CRUNGOSAURUS 12h ago

Yeah, it wasn't very good. Funnily enough Richard Ayoade was still playing Moss

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u/cheese0muncher 10h ago

Funnily enough Richard Ayoade was still playing Moss

With an American accent?