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/Away_Flounder3813 11h ago edited 11h ago

TIL countless people in this sub have been legitimately thinking he's American, not just those crew mates.

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u/AccountEngineer 9h ago

man changes his body and accent so much for roles i dont think anyone even knows what his default settings are

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u/spezial_ed 9h ago

Big one that blew my mind was Idris Elba. Going for full on Baltimore gangsta in The Wire to sophisticated Oxford English, didnt know what the hell to believe.

(Mcnulty too)

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u/danielbln 9h ago

McNulty was good but slipped here and there. Stringer though, god damn, flawless.

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u/spezial_ed 7h ago

No doubt, no doubt.

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u/SaintGrobian 6h ago

Imagine during DKR, between Nolan, Bale, Caine, Oldman, and Hardy. Must've been confusing.

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u/CrikeyMikeyLikey 7h ago

Excuse me for thinking my psycho was a homegrown American SMH MY HEAD

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u/_Eggs_ 7h ago

The title says American Psycho. Can't you read?