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 ...

Tony McNamara's new Hulu series The Great depicts Russian emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult) and his wife, Catherine-the-soon-to-be-Great (Elle Fanning). The series takes place in 1700s Russia, though ...

The feat becomes even more complicated when the actors are tasked with portraying prominent historical characters in their ...

Clichéd ‘British’ tones are still the norm, but some changes are beginning to emerge. There’s no logical reason for a character in a movie who is from ancient Rome or ancient Egypt to speak in a ...

The Wall Street Journal reported on an example of the “Peppa Pig Effect” which is now going viral. Here’s a small sampling: Dani, a five-year-old kindergartner from California, baffled her parents ...

Emily Blunt's kids take after her in a special way! The 37-year-old actress appeared on Thursday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live and revealed that her daughters both have British accents. London-born ...

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