was an Egyptian noble in a Spanish court. So why did he speak with a Scottish accent?
Because he was played by Sean Connery. • Well, most of his scenes are with a Scot who has a French accent. • Which is even more brain-breaking if you think about it – somewhere in Hollywood there’s a casting director, probably still involved in the business, who was faced with a Scottish role and an Egyptian-by-way-of-Spain role, and decided that one of the most prominent Scottish actors in the world (with a very thick accent) would be perfect for the exotic accented role, and an actor with an exotic French accent would be perfect to play the Scot. • In Gorky Park, all of the Russian characters speak with English accents. The American character can be clearly distinguished by his American accent, even though he is (presumably) also speaking Russian. • In several of the Transformers continuities, giant robots from another planet, some inactive for millions of years, have accents mimicking a variety of present-day Earth cultures; the majority speak American English, but Cybertron Jetfire
