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Why Do Some Directors Allow Actors to Do Terrible Accents?

posted 6 months ago by spacecomedy (2046)
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Some examples: DiCaprio in "Gangs of New York", Cheadle in "Oceans 11", Norton in "The Illusionist." All these accents were so ridiculously bad they take away from good films.

Surely the directors can hear how badly they sound on set?

[–] Ken12602 (498) 5 months ago

To give nerds something to complain about.

[–] FredBurroughs (21465) 5 months ago

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DANG!

[–] spacecomedy (2046) 5 months ago

I read this in Ogre's voice. Made me laugh.

[–] BenStrousers (789) 5 months ago

Cheadle said he was hired very shortly before filming began so he didn't have enough time to prepare...so he says anyway.

[–] spacecomedy (2046) 5 months ago

Lennie James would've been perfect. Not sure why they didn't just cast him instead.