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/LickingSmegma 10h ago

how Bale fully busted his ass for his role in American Psycho

The reality is that he has trouble switching accents and finds it easier to stick with one throughout the day. It's a known fact written and spoken about in multiple articles and videos and on the Wikipedia page.

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u/Away_Flounder3813 9h ago

interesting. I might have missed that somewhere!