https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na8LFnrLpKI The first X-Men movie could have been very different. And not in a good way. Try imagining Storm with a really bad generically African accent. Then play the above video; the accent is even worse than anyone could reasonably expect. Thankfully, the whole idea of Halle Berry trying to fake being from a never-specified African country was dropped, and she went with her own accent. That change may not have been true to the character, but it was a lot less embarrassing for both the actress and X-fans. (Keep watching the video after Storm's "I'm from Africa, just listen to the stilted way I'm talking" scenes finish. The other deleted scenes for the first film are also included.)
Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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