what's the deal with all the british movies that american actors can't be in??

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im not being rude to the british but im jsut saying, LOTR and Narnia and Harry Potter are all british based, or suppoesed to be. why is magic conntected to the british so much? i wonder why..... and i think any actor no matter what nationallity shouldbe able to at least auditioin!

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ok, ok, ok...KKK.....OKAY! WE GET IT! *isnt flaming* You want to be in a Narnia movie, but ur not British! And ur making a bunch of threads about it!

But anyways....yeah thats pretty much it.. :rolleyes:
 
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of course i want to be in the movie! everyone does........ im not posting all about im just saying that magic is deeply based in britain and i want to know why!

nice point elijah wood is american and so is sean astin and viggo mortensen and liv tyler to i guess LOTR doesn't count......lol

oh yea.... i know why magic is based alot in britain! KING ARTHUR AND MERLIN! duh......lol
 
Magic is British because faerielore and folklore and superstition is mainly British-derived..THEY probably got it from the Native Americans when they came here (well some more than what they already had) but who would watch a Native American movie? NO offense, Native Americans are cool, but not for movies..no one would watch that..
But most magical places are based on British places, by British authors and so on, so it would only be sensable to make a movie out of it with British actors and/or ppl that can acheive a perfect British accent..like me...or Johnny Depp! :eek: :rolleyes: :D
 
Yeah, it's lame, but that's just how the industry is. There are plenty of amazing movies that are still coming out that people could be in. Narnia and HP (while good) aren't the only things. If you really have a passion for acting and such, you'll be ecstatic to be cast in ANYTHING as ANYONE. When you become A-listed, you can then be like, "Look, I wanna play this role in this movie." That's just how it works, my friends.

America isn't really connected with Fantasy work, mi thinks, because it's more of a new country. I mean, Europe and such is where the actual Ren and Medevil periods happened, so there is a lot more history and fantasy elements there. In America, we can only dream of such fantasy... oh, and see it in said movies. =)
 
Well, this is just me, but since the authors of the bookss are from England and both rely heavily on actors who can spek an English, or some similar, accent, I fouund it logical. I think it adds some charm to Narnia because the story takes place in England and the characters really live there. I would love to be in a Narnia movie but my southern self could never pull off that accent. However, if there was someone who could that wasn't from there I wouldn't see a problem with giving the a role.
 
It's simple, they're written that way, that's the way the world works and most American actors couldn't cut bait in those films. I'm very sorry, but that's how things go. Narnia is a film about British children during WWII, that's the entire basis of how they even get to Narnia. You're little rant, just proves the American tradition of taking over what's not theirs (well, ours) to begin with. Get over it.
 
If a story takes place in England, then English actors (or those who can pass for such, like Dick van Dyke in "Mary Poppins") should be used. And besides, Yank Michael Madsen did the voice for Maugrim the Wolf. So it wasn't all Britishers.
 
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It's simple, they're written that way, that's the way the world works and most American actors couldn't cut bait in those films. I'm very sorry, but that's how things go. Narnia is a film about British children during WWII, that's the entire basis of how they even get to Narnia. You're little rant, just proves the American tradition of taking over what's not theirs (well, ours) to begin with. Get over it.
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Im British but if you think about it, it seems that all fantasy tales that appear to be successful seem to have an English accent besides Star Wars of course :p . I haven't read the 'Eragon' book at all but the main character is British and no doubt that his accent will be English? I don't get that reasoning is it because all tales with mythic quality have to have an English speaking person involved?
 
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Im British but if you think about it, it seems that all fantasy tales that appear to be successful seem to have an English accent besides Star Wars of course :p . I haven't read the 'Eragon' book at all but the main character is British and no doubt that his accent will be English? I don't get that reasoning is it because all tales with mythic quality have to have an English speaking person involved?
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I just think it's because of what we said earlier. England is more based in mythology and fantasy than America or anywhere else is. I mean, the midevil period was full of fantasy stores (of dragons and knights and such). It's classic literature there. For example, Merlin and King Arthur (as was said earlier in this thread).
 
HELLO! Narnia is about English children so they have to be British! If a book is about American children then the cast will probably be American? What's wrong with the British anyway? *pulls out dagger and waves it threateningly in front of your face*
 
Given America's domination of the entertainment industry (about the only thing we try to excel at anymore, it seems), I think it delightful that two of the largest major motion picture franchises for young people are stubbornly British. (Harry Potter and Narnia). They were written that way, and "Britishness" is part and parcel of their nature, and I'm glad that the producers are insisting on retaining the British nature of the stories right down to the young actors.
 
um, cuz like the casting hall's in england so mostly brit ppl go and cuz they have the accent and they can be easily reached, and besides I would rather not have any americans in british movies unless necesary cuz like America is really popular in movies and media and shows and stuff that it's gud to have a change we get to noe our british friends(lol)and they have they're "culture" ok. that didn't make sense. so yeah, british ppl deserve a chance in popuuplar movies aswell
 
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