“I was playing a British person in this movie & my dialect coach did not laugh at me when he taught me how to say wart-ter, even though as an American I say wahter.” What do you make of Emma's English accent? #BAFTA #bestactress #English #Englishaccent #dialectcoach

WEEKEND WATCH: Poor Things Emma Stone dons an English accent while Willem Dafoe opts for Scottish, "That choice comes from the novel. I think he's written as Scottish, and the writer is Scottish. I think he puts a lot of himself in this character." #Englishaccent #Scottishaccent

Hatty here bringing us another Tongue Twister Tuesday! Enjoy this repetitive wish filled twister and let us know how you get on. 'I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish!' #spikizi #tonguetwister #vocalwarmup #tricky #acting #challenge #actor #wish #app

WEEKEND WATCH: The Iron Claw The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Expect Texan accents and a heart wrenching tale of loss for siblings #cinema #accents #Texanaccents

Henry is back with another Tongue Twister Tuesday! Give it a listen, repeat it out loud and let us know how you get on. 'Bake big batches of bitter brown bread.' #spikizi #tonguetwister #vocalwarmup #tricky #acting #challenge #actor #baking #app #bread

WEEKEND WATCH - Dune: Part Two Expect to be thrown into a different world and dialect. Director Denis Villeneuve enlisted the help of a linguist to create the sound and said the cast 'took weeks to learn the language and came on set absolutely fluent.' #dialectcoach #accent #film

Happy Mother's Day from all of us at spikizi. We hope you have enjoyed seeing the daffodils bloom as much as we have! Here's to Spring. #mothersday #UK #mum #Spring #daffodils #flowers #yellow #London

Have you caught up with all things Oscars yet? Ryan Goslings performance of 'I'm just Ken' is one to watch with tribute choreography of Marilyn Monroe's performance of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend. Check out Variety's writeup on it here: variety.com/2024/awards/aw… #oscars

Florence Pugh plays Princess Irulan in Dune Part Two and said 'We are creating these characters that have these worlds that are thousands of years into the future. What have they held on to. What have they lost?' What do you make of Florence's characterisation? #accents #actor

WEEKEND WATCH: Wicked Little Letters Catch this comedy drama out in cinemas now about a town who receive anonymous letters full of hilarious profanities. Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley star as seemingly rival neighbours and Jessie performs in her native Irish accent. #film

Lily James hailed Friday Night Lights as her inspiration. 'I'm watching this because I'm just obsessed with the show and I'm not listening to the accent.' She also worked extensively with her dialect coach emphasising 'I really rely on her; she's so brilliant.' #Texasaccent

WEEKEND WATCH: Bob Marley: One Love Kingsley Ben-Adir plays Bob Marley & said he 'might as well have been learning to play a part in French because Jamaican Patois is deceptive. So much of the English language is in it but it’s more confusing and complicated than that.' #Jamacian

Casting director Debbie McWilliams commented “It’s about time, frankly. People haven’t really known what it is we do.” Are there any other categories you think should be included in the future? #casting #Oscars #audition #theatrenews #inclusive #castingdirector #roles #2026

Casting director Rachel Sheridan auditioned about four hundred people for the leads and it was one of Ambika’s favourite books ‘I love this character so much. How could I play her?’ #castingdirector #agent #audition #series #netflix #OneDay #actress #AmbikaMod #inclusive

WEEKEND WATCH: One Day Ambika Mod perfected a Northern accent for character Emma and credits her dialect coach Natalie Grady as she said “If you see my audition tapes, I can’t do the Yorkshire accent.” #Northernaccent #dialectcoach #acting #actor #casting #audition

Dev Patel faced many set backs while making Monkey Man including broken bones, losing crew, Covid and filming scenes on an iPhone. Check out the interview clip here: youtube.com/watch?v=GEy7Oi… #newfilm #cinema #iPhone #DevPatel #directing #acting #interview #crew

WEEKEND WATCH:Monkey Man Dev Patel wrote directed & stars in the film as the ultimate underdog. He created the film 'that young Dev always wanted to see' Born in London of Gujarati Indian descent Dev's accent in the film helps ground the character in his tragic backstory #accent

Did you see that Dear England won Best New Play at the Olivier Awards this year? With lots of regional accents and uncanny impressions if this one comes back to the West End, be sure to check it out! #OlivierAwards #accents #regionalaccents #football

Check out this article from The Guardian about the survival of ancient dialects & why they matter not just for scholarship but because of the wisdom they convey about how to live with nature. theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #language #accents

When TV show Sherlock was looking for a Moriarty everyone expected him to be English but casting director Kate Rhodes James knew Irish actor Andrew Scott. ‘He is arresting on screen. But he’s Irish. Is there a world where Moriarty could be Irish? And the team were receptive.'