‘G’day everybody’ says Harry as he tries out Australian accent
The Duke of Sussex made the remark while giving a speech about the Invictus Games, which he founded in 2014. Source link
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Jacob Elordi Shares How He Perfected Wuthering Heights Film Accent
Jacob Elordi has shed some light on how he tackled the Yorkshire accent for the controversial new Wuthering Heights film. Among accusations of whitewashing and test audiences’ shock at a reported opening mid-execution ejaculation scene, the fact that the film’s two leads – Jacob and Margot Robbie – are both Australian has been less talked about. However, when the trailer – and, later, a full clip – dropped for Saltburn director Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Bronte’s classic novel, we got a preview of Jacob’s take on the Northern English accent. Speaking to the BBC, the actor has now revealed how he tackled the notoriously tricky task. “I just practise it in the bath, over and over and over and over,” he said. “I like the ‘meks’ and the ‘teks’, instead of ‘take’. I like the ‘M-E-K’, ‘T-E-K’.” Generally speaking, fans’ reactions to Jacob’s accent has been positive, with many putting their aspersions about Emerald’s take on Wuthering Heights aside to praise how he “nailed it”. first and foremost i have to say that i’m …
Jim Belushi on Kristen Stewart, Ken Kesey, Neil Diamond, and the Sweet Music of the Milwaukee Accent
Jim Belushi is having another moment. The 71-year-old actor has spent December pinballing between red carpets and media hits to promote a pair of new movies. In between, he’s driven up the New Jersey coast, visiting several dispensaries to celebrate his cannabis brand’s partnership with High Grass Farms. And he capped off his east-coast adventures by sharing the stage with his daughter, Jami, and the James Montgomery Blues Band, headlining Rhode Island blues shows in Newport and Cape Cod. A very Belushi blend of family, work, and fun. “It happens every so often when everything kind of lines up,” he tells GQ, checking in from a Manhattan hotel. “I feel very lucky this year.” The “luck” started with a supporting role in The Chronology of Water, Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir. He pops in about halfway as Ken Kesey, the generational LSD-guru author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, who takes Lidia under his wing in a creative writing class at the University of Oregon. As a tender, goofy, pot-smoking …