Why Does Hollywood Cast So Many Brits/Aussies As Americans Nowadays?

[Roman Brady]

Because they will work for cheaper.

Highest paid actors of 2015 as of August 20th, 2015

1. Robert Downey Jr.: $80 million
2. Jackie Chan: $50 million
3. Vin Diesel: $47 million
4. Bradley Cooper: $41.5 million
5. Adam Sandler: $41 million
6. Tom Cruise: $40 million
7. Amitabh Bachchan: $33.5 million
8. Salman Khan: $33.5 million
9. Akshay Kumar: $32.5 million
10. Mark Wahlberg: $32 million

1. Jennifer Lawrence: $52,000,000
2. Scarlett Johansson: $35,500,000
3. Melissa McCarthy: $23,000,000
4. Bingbing Fan: $21,000,000
5. Jennifer Aniston: $16,500,000
6. Julia Roberts: $16,000,000
7. Angelina Jolie: $15,000,000
8. Reese Witherspoon: $15,000,000
9. Anne Hathaway: $12,000,000
10. Kristen Stewart: $12,000,000
11. Cameron Diaz: $11,000,000
12. Gwyneth Paltrow: $9,000,000
13. Meryl Streep: $8,000,000
14. Amanda Seyfried: $8,000,000
15. Sandra Bullock: $8,000,000
16. Emma Stone: $6,500,000
17. Mila Kunis: $6,500,000
18. Natalie Portman: $6,000,000

Where da Canadians at?
Where da Aussies at?
Where da Brits at?
















Where da black people at?

That list is deceptive as fuk, RDJ is not commanding 80 mil per pic hell I don't think he even gets that for avengers. Can't really quantify what he makes because there are incentives and what not but it's not to that level get out of here. Melissa McCarthy already commands 23mil? If that ain't a ducktale

 

[Roman Brady]

America likes to export all of its jobs these days, not just tech support

It didn't start today though this goes as far back as like 97

 

[godkiller]

For the record, America has way more people than Australia and Britain combined and American actors dominate the American acting industry. There's literally no apparent reason Hollywood casts so many Aussies and Brits over (struggling) American actors. Most actors and actresses are poor and will take any amount of money to get a check and some recognition, and American directors and producers are robbing their countrymen of this opportunity. The movie industry lacks patriotism and this is a consequence of globalism.

 

[bogey_j]

For the record, America has way more people than Australia and Britain combined and American actors dominate the American acting industry. There's literally no apparent reason Hollywood casts so many Aussies and Brits over (struggling) American actors. Most actors and actresses are poor and will take any amount of money to get a check and some recognition, and American directors and producers are robbing their countrymen of this opportunity. The movie industry lacks patriotism and this is a consequence of globalism.

the weird thing is hollywood is the only film industry that does this.

you think a bollywood film or korean film would regularly cast foreigners in lead roles? hell nah! there would be riots in the streets if koreans cast chinese or indians cast pakistani in lead roles

you think a UK production would cast americans playing brits? fukk no

if you watch a lot of foriegn films there is always an underlying sense of patriotism. they always try and make their country/people look good or better in comaprison to others

america is the only country (with a film industry) that doesn't do this. it's strange, but I think americans actually need to be more patriotic

 

[Horoyoi]

One thing I noticed with this trend dating back to when I found out McNulty and Stringer were British is that an American accent is easy as hell to mimick lol

 

[Kaydigi]

Rose Byrne and Idris are the only one I give a passes too. I was watching Jack Reacher and couldn't comprehend on why the blondes voice was so fukked up.

at the leads of Abc's Nashville being Australian and English singing Tennessee country music........


Edit Margot Robbie needs as pass for Quinn.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

An American accent is easy to copy

 

[rantanamo]

My grand theory about this country is a lack of self esteem amongst white people. I remember an article not long ago talking about perhaps it was classical training, but the same article kind of refuted itself. I think white people in general have low self image when it comes to all walks of life in this country. That's why you see such defensiveness these days. But it pervades their upper classes too and especially in hiring decisions and even relationships.

 

[Sane]

Just a bigger film industry in the US

 

[StraxStrax]

The movie industry lacks patriotism and this is a consequence of globalism.

http://www.imdb.com/list/ls009678583/

 

[Grand Conde]

@bogey_j

I honestly think it's because Hollywood is lowkey and they think they want a certain type of Northern European look that isn't necessarily the norm in America. They want people who look British and the people who look most British...are the British and Australians

Northern Europe is Britain breh? A Northern European look is tall, blonde hair and blue eyes.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Because their countries have virtually no film industry.

Not necessarily true. There's definitely a ceiling in the British TV and film industry, which makes it way more lucrative to work in Hollywood.

If Idris Elba stays in England, and he's never in The Wire, his high water mark is 'Family Affairs'. If he's lucky he lands 'Luther' and they either let him carry on until he passes away (in which case he's typecast as Luther) or they cancel it one day and everyone forgets about it.

In theory, the American film industry has so few ceilings, you can be a mediocre actor and then literally become president of the country, one day

The British film industry exists, it just places really high value on American acceptance.

 

[godkiller]

Northern Europe is Britain breh? A Northern European look is tall, blonde hair and blue eyes.

Yes, Britain is Northern European. The British look different to, say, the Swedish, but an Englishman with Brown hair still looks an Englishman.

 

[pickles]

Because they (British/Aussies) actually go to school and tailor the craft of acting.

Not like American actors who either blow someone in the industry or get "discovered" working at Starbucks.

 

[Sonny Bonds]

Studying theatre is seen as effeminate in America, but that isn't the case in the UK.