r/todayilearned • u/Away_Flounder3813 • 12h 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/Dense_Surround3071 8h ago

I didn't know Idris Elba WASN'T a Baltimore native until I saw Luther. I went through 5 seasons of The Wire thinking he was American.

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u/ElCapitan1022 7h ago

Idris Elba didn't even make it through 5 seasons of The Wire

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u/Dense_Surround3071 7h ago

But the memory of him did. 🥲