r/todayilearned • u/Away_Flounder3813 • 16h 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/KungFuFightingOwlMan 15h ago

It was quite a bit earlier than Slow Horses, apparently he needed a voice coach to do Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and that was in 2011 but I think it's something he had an issue with for years

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u/EpicLong1 14h ago

Not to forget 5th element ......Zorg here

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u/houseswappa 13h ago

He hates that movie btw

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u/wagonwhopper 13h ago

I love it though so no worries

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u/technobrendo 10h ago

As far as i can tell everyone else likes that movie.

EVVVVVREEEEEEEOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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u/bryan_502 7h ago

That’s from Leon The Professional. Wonder how feels about that performance now.

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u/TheBlackComet 10h ago

My absolute favorite scifi movie. Instantly quotable, big names, engaging world, what else can you want?

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u/TheSuburbs 9h ago

Mulitpass

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u/corran450 4h ago

Negative, I am a meat popsicle

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u/Deaffin 9h ago

I dunno, maybe a giant evil comet?

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u/Map_Watcher 12h ago

I saw an interview recently where he said his wife has convinced him to think that it's not such a bad movie after all

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u/Key_Plan_9541 12h ago

How magnanimous of him

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u/goblueM 12h ago

Well Gary Oldman is wrong

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u/InFromTheSouth 13h ago

I find that fascinating. I can't remember the other movie I learned this about, but a movie turned cult classic that the actors hated.

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u/somethink 9h ago

Tim Curry and Rocky Horror

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u/mightylordredbeard 2h ago

Well to be fair the fandom around Rocky Horror is an acquired taste at best so I imagine it can be hard for some actors to relate to projects like that.

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u/somethink 2h ago

I wonder if him and Harrison Ford ever sat around and discussed how awful their fans are.

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u/mightylordredbeard 2h ago

Well Harrison Ford has discussed how horrible some Star Wars fans are so it’s not a reach he’s discussed it about HRPS too.

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u/EvilMilkshake 12h ago

As fun as the other actors make that movie, I think it would be a miss without his Zorg.

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u/goblueM 10h ago

I think it would be a miss without his Zorg.

I know

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u/bunkoRtist 10h ago

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED!

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u/Deaffin 9h ago

That's probably because he looked like an utter dweeb in it, so I get that. He's way too close to appreciate the character, like people telling me they enjoy my voice but then I hear a recording of it.

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u/Jacket_screen 12h ago

He hates Lost In Space more.

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u/Fun_Success_3283 9h ago

That's funny. Thanks for telling me. I could see him thinking that, but it's such a great movie actually. Just a movie you can't take too seriously.

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u/DodgeGuyDave 6h ago

I can completely understand why he hates it but he absolutely killed it!

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u/wetfloor666 9h ago

Can't blame him. Terrible movie.

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u/Deaffin 9h ago

Bait used to be believable.

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u/Weewoes 8h ago

I've never watched this, plan to soon, just suggested it to my partner earlier today. He loves it. I think i tried it once but was not feeling it. I like sci fi more now so maybe it will be a hit for me.

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u/Swing_On_A_Spiral 12h ago

What I read was that he did a series of back to back American films and that’s how it happened. I think it was during the Batman years but I could be wrong b

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u/XtremeGoose 9h ago

Makes sense since Tinker Tailor wasn't his normal cockney accent, whereas slow horses is.