‘The Odyssey’ Trailer’s Accents Aren’t Actually That Weird

The trouble is, period epics have always had a more mixed approach to accents than people remember. More modern films like Gladiator may have had actors like Joaquin Phoenix throwing on less-than-convincing English accents to appease accepted style, but take a stroll back to the epics of old, like Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments, and the notion that historical drama requires accents from across the pond begins to evaporate. Charlton Heston may have affected a Mid-Atlantic accent throughout…