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Thread #146555   Message #3393456
Posted By: Allan Conn
22-Aug-12 - 02:15 AM
Thread Name: The Mumfords celt it up for Hollywood
Subject: RE: The Mumfords celt it up for Hollywood
Emma isn't it just a wee bit unfair that it "bothers you" that Emma Thomson should play a Scot! She is partly Scottish. Her mother is Scottish and Emma herself is on record as saying she regards herself as a Scot. People will define themselves no matter how we decide to perceive them. Being born and brought up in England she may not have a natural Scottish accent but she does one ok. In fact the first time I remember her coming to prominence was playing a Scot in the cult Scottish show Tutti Frutti with Scots actor Robbie Coltrane. ie The guy who plays an English part in Harry Potter. We also had a prominent Scot change his accent to an English accent in Doctor Who etc. What about Ewan Mcgregor changing his accent in Star Wars? They are all actors! As for realism it is supposed to be 9thC Scotland. They wouldn't actually have sounded anything like Billy Connelly so his accent is really no more genuine for the film than any of the pretendy Scots :-)