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Yes ...thanks. and I thought she was long gone before Ghostbusters
>-)
..any professional actor appropriate for the role can play Bond.
Personal preference I prefer the actor to be British... just like I would prefer an American actor to play Indiana Jones.
Odd but very few if any Americans got so bent out of shape when a British actor was cast as Batman.
Bond has to have that European Anglo-Saxon look down to a tee, if you catch my drift.
I do. And my point was the right American actor could but I still prefer a British actor.
Because most of the time their British accent sucks.
Maybe they don't care as long as the accent sounds right? But also, a lot of people didn't know he is English, apparently lots of people learned that years later - when they heard his Oscar speech or something - and were stunned. (Actors can use different accents? Who knew?) Some still don't know. And no reason they should, and it shouldn't matter either where an actor is from, no matter what the role is. Did anyone care when Lincoln wasn't played by an American? So it shouldn't matter the other way around, either. I'd certainly want Bond to sound British, not American, but other than that I don't care as long as the actor is otherwise suitable.
I agree though that most Americans have a problem doing an authentic sounding British accent. It's much easier to go the other way. The American English is more casual, and is easier to imitate than the English version, which at its best is proper with emphasized elocution and articulation.
I agree with that. I've heard that South African accents are very difficulty to do.
Accents thanks to social media are I believe blurring anyway.
Indian accents seem to me to be more resilient. I mean an Indian guy whether living in London or Houston stills sounds like an Indian guy.
Indian accents seem to me to be more resilient. I mean an Indian guy whether living in London or Houston stills sounds like an Indian guy.
What? Are you kidding, have you met an British 'Indian' from the UK or London? Dude what you said is not cool, not cool. All the British Indians/Asians that i know sound British, no sub-continent accents, just regional British accents. 21st Century and all that...Ta.
I think many who do have a good British accent have spent lengthy time in England. Like Gillian Anderson.
Kidman is Australian.
...and Academy Award winner Mo'Nique as M:
Yes, of course. My bad.
Because American's just can't do the accent. Just a dreadful impression.
Jonny Depps English accent is awful....laughable in fact. From Hell and Sweeny Todd being the prime awful examples. Kidman is Australian.
Bales American accent is flawless though.