Manny Jacinto is opening up about his British accent within the upcoming Freakier Friday.
The 37-year-old actor, who was born within the Philippines and raised in Canada, performs Eric Davies within the upcoming sequel, a single father from abroad who’s getting married to Lindsay Lohan‘s Anna.
Throughout latest interviews on Good Morning America and GMA3, Manny dished on his accent within the film and the actor he modeled it after.
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On GMA, Manny opened up about Jude Law serving to him excellent his British accent – he additionally had a dialect coach.
“Yeah, I imply, oh man. I began fascinated about completely different British actors that may assist me out, whether or not it’s like Henry Cavill or Sam Claflin,” he mentioned. “Jude was the man, you already know, so I listened to something and all the things. In all probability watched The Holiday a ton.”
When requested if he had finished a British accent earlier than, Manny mentioned that he had a dialect coach earlier than and spent eight months filming one other undertaking within the UK. “So I type of absorbed it via osmosis.”
On GMA3, Manny mentioned he began dreaming about Jude “on a regular basis as a result of I simply stored seeing him.”
He additionally shared why he and co-star/on-screen daughter Sophia Hammons are British within the film.
“I feel it was they only discovered the actors first and so they had been like, they want that type of father or mother lure vibe with them being within the UK,” Manny dished. “They solid Sophia first after which solid me, after which fortunately we had been like father and daughter.”
Freakier Friday is hitting theaters on Friday (August 8) – Watch the trailer here!