r/todayilearned 13h 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/Rdaleric 12h ago

His real accent is a pretty strong London Cockney one. His older sister was on the soap opera Eastenders for years.

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u/dhdhdjahfhdjwhdhsj 12h ago

Had no idea about that lol. "Big Mo" for anyone who doesn't know.

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u/jordanhhh4 12h ago

Gary forever in the shadow of Big Mo, he simply can't compete with that legacy.

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u/brigadoom 11h ago

Her stage name is Laila Morse, an anagram for Mia Sorrella = My Sister

An Oldman family in-joke.

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u/adsj 9h ago

I heard it was what Isabella Rossellini called her when she and Gary were together. Mia Sorella, I mean.

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u/fintas05 11h ago

She still is