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.

The way Hollywood tends to work is that when actors are cast in period pieces, they adopt a British accent as the default setting. However, Washington remained distinctly American in Ridley Scott’s ...

A convincing British accent can be surprisingly difficult for American actors, considering the vast differences between British and American English. One reason may be that British actors more often ...