In 2008's Valkyrie, Tom Cruise and the entire cast speak with their native accents. There's a very good reason for this slightly surprising decision.
Although Tom Cruise's 2008 movie Valkyrie tells one of the most important German stories of World War II, director Bryan Singer made the somewhat surprising decision to have all the actors speak with their native accents. Given that, in many historical dramas, actors will often manufacture accents in order to better fit in with a film's aesthetic, Valkyrie stands out for its broad range of accents from a variety of performers.
Director Bryan Singer Thought German Accents Would Be Distracting In Valkyrie Although affecting an accent is by no means uncommon in Hollywood, Valkyrie director Bryan Singer felt that it would detract from what he was trying to achieve with the film. As Tom Cruise explained in a contemporary Total Film review , "You know, we spent a lot of time going back and forth over that. All of a sudden you’re listening to people trying to put on accents and Bryan finally said, ‘No, no, no.
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