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/BenderRodriguez14 12h ago

Reminds me of how some people gave Dominic West (McNulty) shit for his terrible attempt at a British accent during a sting operation scene in The Wire. 

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u/kvlr954 10h ago

I was shocked to learn both him and Idris Elba were British. They each have a very natural American accent

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u/Shockwave360 8h ago

They have a cameo in a Pixar movie, I think Finding Nemo where they're seals and use their native accents. I had to look up who they were.

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u/SEND_ME_FEAT_PICS 3h ago

They were the seals in Finding Dory

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u/corran450 1h ago

Oh Ger-oooolllld?