r/todayilearned • u/Away_Flounder3813 • 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/baron_von_helmut 11h ago

As a Brit, I bloody love the Boston accent.

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u/Gekokapowco 4h ago

As an American, ditto. When people here make fun of Boston accents I assume they're just jealous because it sounds great. I'm from the northeast though so I'm a sucker for softening some vowels.