Fantasy books and films are a massive hit with both readers and spectators. Although the tales occur in a fictional realm, the characters always speak with British accents instead of American accents.

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Usually when a game is localized, it’s done in North America. Everyone sounds American ...

An important part of many actors' work is to take on an accent that isn't their own. The American accent is one of the hardest to master, since it has so many variations depending on which part of the ...

Accent expert and actor Amy Walker breaks down British accents by American actors in movies including ‘Maleficent,' 'Ocean's Thirteen,' 'The Iron Lady,' 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Bridget Jones' Baby,' 'The ...

American parents joked it's payback for kids' British accents from "Peppa Pig." A mom in the United Kingdom says her young daughter is speaking like an American thanks to a hugely popular YouTube star ...

It's a tale as old as time: British actors crossing the pond to be cast in big-time American movies and television shows. Which means speaking in an American accent for months—sometimes even years—at ...

The first trailer for Pablo Larraín’s Spencer has just dropped, and fans can’t believe what they’re seeing. All everybody is talking about is Kristen Stewart and how it looks like her performance as ...

Most of the objectors to Denzel Washington’s accent are men who think too much about the Roman Empire. Here’s how the accent has changed throughout cinema. Unknown artist, the “Severan Tondo” ...

It’s the age-old question: Why are Americans so bad at British accents? After all, the American accent continues to be mastered by other nations onscreen, from Brit Vivien Leigh’s masterful Southern ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An Arizona woman woke up speaking with a British accent, even though she's lived in the U.S. all ...