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Displaying all articles tagged:
Accents
imagine there’s no accents
Mar. 9, 2024
Millie Bobby Brown Will Speak in Whatever Accent She Likes
The
Damsel
star explained that she tends to mimic the accents of those around her…even Jimmy Fallon.
By
Tom Smyth
transatlanticism
Mar. 15, 2023
Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon Were Banned From Doing Boston Accents
The director of
Boston Strangler
put his stars on a gag order.
By
Rebecca Alter
accents
July 8, 2022
What Does Tom Hanks’s
Elvis
Voice Sound Like?
It’s like Mike Myers’s Goldmember on a take when Jay Roach told him, “Just let loose on this one.”
By
Nate Jones
thirst watch
Mar. 31, 2022
Oscar Isaac Came Up With His
Moon Knight
Accent Himself
“Laters, gators.”
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
advice
Jan. 20, 2022
How to Overcome Accent Anxiety in 4 Simple Steps
Few things scare an actor more than mangling an accent — so say their dialect coaches. Here, the pros offer a few words of advice.
By
Chris Lee
the italian job
Nov. 11, 2021
Lady Gaga Thinks We’re Talking About Her
House of Gucci
Accent Too Much
But that’s not stopping her from saying more about it!
By
Justin Curto
post-credits scene
Nov. 5, 2021
What’s Going On With Harry Styles’s Accent in
Eternals
?
It’s giving … Irish lilt? American? Full Russian mobster?
By
Rebecca Alter
the italian job
Nov. 2, 2021
Lady Gaga ‘Lived As’ Patrizia Reggiani for Over a Year for
House of Gucci
“It’s not an imitation, it’s a becoming.”
By
Justin Curto
trailer mix
Dec. 2, 2020
Benedict Cumberbatch Is Intensely Southern in
The Mauritanian
Trailer
You have to hear it to believe it.
By
Charu Sinha
give ‘em the old razzle dazzle
May 28, 2019
How Michelle Williams Mastered (and Lost) Gwen Verdon’s Voice for
Fosse/Verdon
The
Fosse/Verdon
star walks us through the accent, the attitude, and pretending to act with “sliced” vocal cords.
By
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
Jan. 27, 2019
James McAvoy’s Accent Is Too Hot (and Incomprehensible) for This Pilot to Handle
SNL
knows Scottish is hard.
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Dec. 2, 2018
SNL
Let Claire Foy Give a Master Class on Reese Witherspoon’s Accent, Y’all
Close your eyes and you won’t know the difference.
By
Devon Ivie
voice acting
Aug. 7, 2018
Tom Hardy’s Al Capone Voice Is Somehow Based on Bugs Bunny
What’s up, Tom?
By
Hunter Harris
last night on late night
Apr. 28, 2018
What Was the Most Difficult Word for Claire Foy to Perfect on
The Crown?
Those pesky vowels.
By
Devon Ivie
Jan. 18, 2018
How
The Good Place
’s Jameela Jamil Mastered Her American Accent
“I had no idea what was going to come out of me, but I had to do that voice in front of everyone.”
By
Devon Ivie
Jan. 11, 2018
Behind Nicole Kidman, Sam Rockwell, and Ewan McGregor’s Award-Winning Accents
Meet the woman who’s helped Kidman, Naomi Watts, Oprah, Colin Firth, and more to convincingly mimic accents unlike their own.
By
Ashley Fetters
sorryyyyyyyy
July 22, 2017
Dick Van Dyke Wants to Apologize for His ‘Atrocious’
Mary Poppins
Cockney Accent
Super‐cali‐fragil‐istic‐expi‐apology‐docious.
By
Devon Ivie
what’s going on with james franco today
July 2, 2017
James Franco Directed
The Disaster Artist
in the Voice of Tommy Wiseau
Always one to go the extra mile, that James Franco is.
By
David Canfield
accents
Apr. 4, 2017
What Kind of Accent Should Actors Use in Period Pieces?
Should actors use their normal voices, or try an accent, no matter how cheesy?
By
Jordan Crucchiola,
Nate Jones,
and
Kevin Lincoln
doctor strange
Nov. 2, 2016
Benedict Cumberbatch Got His American Accent From a Surprising Source
He also reveals the hardest word in
Doctor Strange
for him to say.
By
Abraham Riesman
accents
Oct. 7, 2016
A Guide to the Many Puzzling Accents of
The Girl on the Train
Just what was the deal with Rebecca Ferguson?
By
Jackson McHenry
June 16, 2016
Fred Armisen Has Mastered Every Accent in the World (Except One)
For the past few years, Fred Armisen has been on a mission to master every accent in the world. He can do every New York City accent, every […]
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
June 16, 2016
Fred Armisen Says He Can Do Any Accent, Knows You Are Not a Qualified Judge
He sure sounds confident.
By
Karen Brill
vulture festival 2016
May 22, 2016
Of Course Fred Armisen’s Various New York Accents Are Flawless
Fuggedaboutit.
By
Devon Ivie
May 12, 2016
Jessica Chastain’s Hunky Italian Boyfriend Has Given Her an Accent
“Four years!
Perché! Certo! Youuuu knoow
.”
By
Jada Yuan
Jan. 20, 2016
Fred Armisen Shows Off His Southern Accents on ‘The Tonight Show’
Over the past few years, Fred Armisen has been working hard to master every accent in America – from the accents of New York City to states […]
By
Megh Wright
accentuate the positive (and the negative)
Jan. 6, 2016
Ranking American Accents of TV’s Foreign Actors
We gave leading dialect coaches a list of foreign-born actors portraying Americans on TV. Here’s their breakdown of the imitation game.
By
Lisa Liebman
July 27, 2015
Fred Armisen Takes Accent Requests on ‘The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail’
Here’s a sneak peek of tomorrow’s episode of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail featuring Fred Armisen, who gives the audience a crash course […]
By
Megh Wright
lol
Mar. 19, 2015
New
Avengers
Spot Has New Footage, Awful Accent
“You deedn’t see dat comink?”
By
Abraham Riesman
Nov. 21, 2014
Learn About New York City’s Many Accents with Fred Armisen
Accent master Fred Armisen performed at a charity benefit Wednesday night, and as part of his routine he devoted nearly five minutes to […]
By
Megh Wright
accents
Oct. 3, 2012
Is Brit Emily Blunt’s American Accent Better Than Her British Accent?
We think so. Give her accents a listen.
By
Jesse David Fox
acting
Mar. 29, 2010
Did Scarlett Johansson Opt Out of a Russian Accent in
Iron Man 2
?
She actually sounds a little North Dakotan.
By
Lane Brown