Did they have a de-Britification coach for Lord of the Rings? [closed]

I notice that the actors in the film series of Lord of the Rings are mostly British, Australian or New Zealanders, but they for the most part lack the British mannerisms, accent and modes of speech that those people usually exhibit. For example, I recently saw the film "Atomica" which features Dominic Monaghan in it and he has all the usual British behaviors and verbal tics in that film.

So, how did they keep these sorts of affectations out of the Lord of the Rings? Did they have a de-Britification coach or something?

Best Answer

They had hired dialect coaches (Roisin Carty and Andrew Jack) to find real-world accents that would work well for the various peoples of Middle-Earth. Dialogues had to be assimilated such that characters who come from the same Middle-Earth region would also sound similar.

For example, the Hobbits need to sound similar, since they grew up together in The Shire, whereas their actors come from different regions of the world. Roisin Carty says that the Hobbits' accent is loosely based on a west country accent (source). I've also watched a short interview where Andrew Jack talks about his work. He says: "For the Hobbits we particular chose Gloucestershire." (source)

In consequence, some actors don't speak their usual dialects in Lord Of The Rings. Apparently back then, a few people even thought Elijah Wood was English due to his acquired accent. All in all, I don't think there is any form of systematic "de-Britification".

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