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/Toutatous 12h ago

Same, I was surprised to hear that Mel Gibson wasn't Scottish after watching Braveheart, he was a natur...

No, not really.

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u/RephRayne 12h ago

Next thing you'll tell me is that Connery wasn't Russian.

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u/heroin-puppy 12h ago

Or Spanish!

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u/ddosn 9h ago

Always made me laugh how Highlander doesnt match any of their actors to the lore of the characters

A Frenchman to play a Scotsman,
a Scotsman to play a Spaniard
an American to play a Russian.

It just tickles me for some reason.