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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ninian Wilson

Lord of the Rings actor refuses to take scripts which mock Scottish accents

Lord of the Rings Star Billy Boyd has said treatment of the Scottish accent is 'not realistic'

LORD of the Rings star Billy Boyd has called out the “stereotypical” treatment of Scottish accents in the film industry, saying jokes about not understanding it are “overdone”.

Boyd has claimed that he will refuse any script which employs the trope where the accent is incomprehensible, something he says that always pops up in the roles he is sent.

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