Again, Like is Agree. The dude can barely hold the accent when he screams, and his character screams ALL THE TIME.
He's also, y'know, playing a alien Norse god. Meanwhile, especially since Idris Elba isn't using an American accent in the trailer, I assume that Charlie Hunnam's character is supposed to be American, where a British accent doesn't make a lot of sense. Anyway, I've never had a problem with Hunnam's accent (didn't even know it was fake), so I'll be alright with it.
And Hunnam is playing a Power Ranger in a fancy suit, what's the difference? It's not like he's playing a detective in Gangster Squad.
He's playing one of the two pilots of the specifically American (as opposed to the Russian, Japanese, or Chinese) super robot. The character was likely written to be an American, especially since, like I said, they don't have any problem with Idris Elba keeping his British accent. Being one of the main characters, it's also not unlikely that we'll get some backstory from him, which could well include details that don't fit someone from England or anywhere else where he would likely pick up a British accent.
From stories I've heard in the industry, it could very well be subject to the whim of one psychotic coked-up producer (cough*JohnPeters*cough) who wants something ridiculous ("GIANT FUCKIN SPIDER") in the movie and woe betide any who defy him.
Except that unless a character detail was just choosen at random, there's often a reason for that character detail, which the director may not want to change. I'm not sure why you're so against the idea that a character may be intended to be from a certain country (or similarly be a certain race or gender). Depending on the situation, those details may well be entirely unimportant and they may take whichever actor fits the actually relevant characteristics, but in other cases, the director's view of the character may involve a specific match on one of those details.
Hey, I found one of us in the comments:
EDIT: And Gabe Newell's penis tastes like cherries.
Del Toro could be the one responsible for it, with an irrational, unwavering desire for the lead pilot of an American war machine to be American. Totally seems comparable to wanting to insert a "Giant Fucking Spider" in a superman movie. Crazy idea to hire an actor to play a defined character, rather than just re-writing the character to match whatever actor you hire, letting them play themselves within the movie plot.
Wow that's awesome. Del Toro, you're awesome.
I don't like your tone, bitch.Del Toro could be the one responsible for it, with an irrational, unwavering desire for the lead pilot of an American war machine to be American. Totally seems comparable to wanting to insert a "Giant Fucking Spider" in a superman movie. Crazy idea to hire an actor to play a defined character, rather than just re-writing the character to match whatever actor you hire, letting them play themselves within the movie plot.
I wasn't really directing it at you, was mainly just using your post as a jumping off point.
Dude...
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Well, you weren't being very reverent, were you?
I have a jackass friend who is boycotting this movie (supposedly) because Del Toro didn't admit that he "totally ripped of Evangelion."
