^I'm not either, but I remember thinking it was awful, especially in X-Men.
Tim Roth is playing a Brit though surely. Unless he's taken the Kevin Costner/Prince iof Thieves approach and just not bothering.Tim Roth in 'Lie to Me' as well.
And weirdly, his accent was terrible in that.West also recently played Jigsaw in The Punisher
What about Sean Connery in Highlander, a Scot playing an Egyptian with a Spanish name (who might be an alien) with no attempt to change his accent. Of course the Highlander in question was played by a Frenchman.Then there is Patrick Stewart. An Englishman, who played a Frenchman and he didn't even try to alter his natural English accent.
Yeah... let's get into this debate again...
There are far more memorable tales about Batman than Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? For a one-shot story, it's fine. But I doubt it will have the same impact over time, by delineating an era, that Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel? had.Though that applies in the comics worlds, too. Two of the most memorable tales about Batman and Superman -- Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, respectively -- were written by the Englishmen Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
I'd say the Dark Knight Returns and Batman Year One have had the greatest impact on Batman.There are far more memorable tales about Batman than Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? For a one-shot story, it's fine. But I doubt it will have the same impact over time, by delineating an era, that Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel? had.Though that applies in the comics worlds, too. Two of the most memorable tales about Batman and Superman -- Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, respectively -- were written by the Englishmen Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
Alan Grant is the British author who, I would argue, has had the greatest impact on Batman, by dint of his decade on the titles, with or without Norm Breyfogle.
Except that Frank Miller isn't British.I'd say the Dark Knight Returns and Batman Year One have had the greatest impact on Batman.There are far more memorable tales about Batman than Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? For a one-shot story, it's fine. But I doubt it will have the same impact over time, by delineating an era, that Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel? had.Though that applies in the comics worlds, too. Two of the most memorable tales about Batman and Superman -- Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, respectively -- were written by the Englishmen Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
Alan Grant is the British author who, I would argue, has had the greatest impact on Batman, by dint of his decade on the titles, with or without Norm Breyfogle.
And then there's Anna Paquin (Sookie), who was born in Canada and raised in New Zealand. I haven't been able to get the True Blood DVDs yet; has her Southern accent improved at all since the X-Men trilogy (where it was pretty atrocious)?I was suprised to hear the guy who plays Bill on True Blood speaking with a English accent when interviewed.
Oops, then I'll go with Alan Grant.Except that Frank Miller isn't British.I'd say the Dark Knight Returns and Batman Year One have had the greatest impact on Batman.There are far more memorable tales about Batman than Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? For a one-shot story, it's fine. But I doubt it will have the same impact over time, by delineating an era, that Moore's Whatever Happened to the Man of Steel? had.
Alan Grant is the British author who, I would argue, has had the greatest impact on Batman, by dint of his decade on the titles, with or without Norm Breyfogle.
Several authors from the UK and Ireland have written Batman over the years, among them Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Alan Grant, and Peter Milligan. Of those four, I would say that Gaiman's Batman work is the least impressive. He's written good Batman stories, yes, but not on a sustained basis.
What about Sean Connery in Highlander, a Scot playing an Egyptian with a Spanish name (who might be an alien) with no attempt to change his accent. Of course the Highlander in question was played by a Frenchman.Then there is Patrick Stewart. An Englishman, who played a Frenchman and he didn't even try to alter his natural English accent.
Yeah... let's get into this debate again...
Marsters is from my high school. He's been acting since he was a kid, seems like anyone that is acting for a long time is able to change accents easier. You have to do a lot of listening as an actor so there's a lot of things like that, that are easier to pick up. Plus they all have people that teach them accent.i still have a hard time believing James Marsters and David Anders aren't English.
Which reminds me -- has it come up yet that Mel Gibson's Australian and often plays Americans? Or that his voice was dubbed over with an American one in Mad Max?
I think Connery made a half hearted attempt at an Irish accent in The UntouchablesI wonder, has Sean Connery ever actually tried doing an accent other than his own? Maybe early in his career, when he didn't have the clout to get away with incongruous accents by virtue of being Sean Connery, was there ever any role where he was required to assay an American or English or some other accent?
Then there's Arnold Schwarzenegger. How many Austrian-accented American heroes has he played?
Which reminds me -- has it come up yet that Mel Gibson's Australian and often plays Americans? Or that his voice was dubbed over with an American one in Mad Max?
Damn, I had no idea he was British.Surprised to see no one mentioned Damien Lewis (sp?) playing Dick Winters in Band of Brothers or Charlie Crews in Life.
Though that applies in the comics worlds, too. Two of the most memorable tales about Batman and Superman -- Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? and Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, respectively -- were written by the Englishmen Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore.
There are far more memorable tales about Batman than Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
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