Matt Damon Struggled With South African Accent
MATT Damon took six months to learn a South African accent.
The actor — who plays rugby player Francois Pienaar in new film Invictus — struggled to get to grips with the dialect and was amazed at how hard he found it.
“The accent took about six months,” said Matt. “It took a lot to get it. They talk real different down there.”
Despite his difficulties, the 39-year-old American star admitted he enjoyed working with the South African rugby star in order to get his portrayal as accurate as possible.
“It’s a big responsibility,” he said. “It didn’t help that I liked Francois so much. I really wanted him to like the film.
“It’s such an incredible moment in South Africa’s history. I think everybody felt it who worked on the movie. It was different to other movies.”
Invictus tells the story of how Nelson Mandela — played by Morgan Freeman — and Francois joined forces to lead the South African rugby team to an unlikely 1995 World Cup victory over the All Blacks and unify the racially fragmented country following the end of apartheid.
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Matt,Matt,Matt..why didn’t you just tell me to come and help you?..it’s actually very easy..is either you speak english in an afrikaans accent,a coloured afrikaans accent(which is more harder)..or a black setswana accent but don’t worry,we also find an american acccent very hard..
Ja I could tell you struggled with our accent Matt, you weren’t saying much in the movie. Hope you enjoyed your stay.
why dont u ask Leo DiCaprio? He’s a pro in South African accent.Just go and watch him in Blood Diamond