{"id":2091335,"date":"2026-08-13T09:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091335"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:06:42","slug":"jeremy-strong-spoke-in-polish-accent-for-seven-months-while-prepping-next-film-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091335","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Strong spoke in Polish accent for seven months while prepping next film role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jeremy-Strong-Premiere.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jeremy Strong spoke in Polish accent for seven months while prepping next film role<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The &#8216;Succession&#8217; star is well known for his embrace of method acting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-13T10:06:42+01:00\">13th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jeremy-Strong-Premiere-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Strong\" title=\"Jeremy Strong Premiere\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jeremy Strong. CREDIT: Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Former <em>Succession<\/em> star Jeremy Strong has revealed he spoke in a Polish accent for seven months while preparing for a film role.<\/p>\n<p>The actor is known for his embrace of method acting, where he inhabits his role for the entirety of the production.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with <em>GQ<\/em>, promoting his forthcoming role as Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in <em>The Social Reckoning<\/em>, he is described as speaking with a Polish accent, something he had been doing for seven months while shooting a TV miniseries, a remake of the War classic <em>The Boys From Brazil<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When addressing the decision, he told the outlet: \u201cI don\u2019t want it to feel like an accent. I want it to just be a person, and that\u2019s their voice\u2014and our voice is the most individual thing about us.\u201d The article spoke with collaborators of Strong\u2019s who confirmed he would speak to them in the accent without explanation.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Social Reckoning - Official Teaser Trailer - Only In Cinemas October 9.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vD_8TlCg_B8?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cHe called me six or eight weeks ago,\u201d said Aaron Sorkin, the writer and director of <em>The Social Reckoning<\/em>, \u201cand without any introduction, he was just speaking as an Eastern European Nazi hunter, talking to me about the movie we had just made, without saying, \u2018Hey, listen, this is going to sound strange, but.\u2026\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Cooper, Strong\u2019s friend, also spoke about how he inhabits characters in social interactions. \u201cI enjoy very much talking to him when he\u2019s in the throes of these other people,\u201d he said. \u201cI love it. I\u2019ve talked to Mark Zuckerberg many times\u2014I had a whole friendship with Mark Zuckerberg, and Mark Zuckerberg has no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>When discussing he commitment to preparation, Strong told <em>GQ<\/em>: \u201cA big, big part, for me, of being an actor, is just walking right through those fears. It\u2019s just about committing to it. It\u2019s like, I can tell if I have not crossed that Rubicon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd sometimes you have to be willing to be uncomfortable, or make other people uncomfortable. At the end of the day, the literal only thing that matters to me is what\u2019s going to end up on screen. That is the only thing. And I\u2019ll take the hits in order to try to fully do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One former co-star who didn\u2019t care for his approach was Brian Cox, Strong\u2019s on-screen father in <em>Succession<\/em>. He has spoken several times on his disdain for the actor\u2019s approach, calling it \u201cfucking annoying\u201d and \u201cAmerican shit\u201d. 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for a film role.<\/p>\n<p>The actor is known for his embrace of method acting, where he inhabits his role for the entirety of the production.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with <em>GQ<\/em>, promoting his forthcoming role as Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in <em>The Social Reckoning<\/em>, he is described as speaking with a Polish accent, something he had been doing for seven months while shooting a TV miniseries, a remake of the War classic <em>The Boys From Brazil<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When addressing the decision, he told the outlet: \u201cI don\u2019t want it to feel like an accent. I want it to just be a person, and that\u2019s their voice\u2014and our voice is the most individual thing about us.\u201d The article spoke with collaborators of Strong\u2019s who confirmed he would speak to them in the accent without explanation.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Social Reckoning - Official Teaser Trailer - Only In Cinemas October 9.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vD_8TlCg_B8?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cHe called me six or eight weeks ago,\u201d said Aaron Sorkin, the writer and director of <em>The Social Reckoning<\/em>, \u201cand without any introduction, he was just speaking as an Eastern European Nazi hunter, talking to me about the movie we had just made, without saying, \u2018Hey, listen, this is going to sound strange, but.\u2026\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Cooper, Strong\u2019s friend, also spoke about how he inhabits characters in social interactions. \u201cI enjoy very much talking to him when he\u2019s in the throes of these other people,\u201d he said. \u201cI love it. I\u2019ve talked to Mark Zuckerberg many times\u2014I had a whole friendship with Mark Zuckerberg, and Mark Zuckerberg has no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>When discussing he commitment to preparation, Strong told <em>GQ<\/em>: \u201cA big, big part, for me, of being an actor, is just walking right through those fears. It\u2019s just about committing to it. It\u2019s like, I can tell if I have not crossed that Rubicon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd sometimes you have to be willing to be uncomfortable, or make other people uncomfortable. At the end of the day, the literal only thing that matters to me is what\u2019s going to end up on screen. That is the only thing. And I\u2019ll take the hits in order to try to fully do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One former co-star who didn\u2019t care for his approach was Brian Cox, Strong\u2019s on-screen father in <em>Succession<\/em>. He has spoken several times on his disdain for the actor\u2019s approach, calling it \u201cfucking annoying\u201d and \u201cAmerican shit\u201d. He also revealed Strong \u201cbegged\u201d him to stop talking about it in interviews.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/jeremy-strong-spoke-in-polish-accent-for-seven-months-while-prepping-next-film-role-3962298&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jeremy-Strong-Premiere.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News Jeremy Strong spoke in Polish accent for seven months while prepping next film role The &#8216;Succession&#8217; star is well known for his embrace of method acting By Victoria Luxford 13th August 2026 Jeremy Strong. CREDIT: Alberto E. 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