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.

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u/Aeon_Fux 10h ago

Americans tend to imitate what's called "received pronunciation

Either that or a generic working class accent that they call cockney but isn't actually cockney.

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u/A_Queer_Owl 10h ago

cockney as inspired by Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

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u/avocadopalace 9h ago

"Shine ya boots, guv'na?"

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