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.

Though Star Wars is an American franchise, it has international appeal, and it has featured actors from all over the world. As such, there is a wide variety of accents present in the Star Wars ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many well-known actors use accent reduction to cast more movie roles. And sometimes even the most attentive film-watchers ...

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” ...

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 ...

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 ...