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  • When an English language movie is set in the past in a non-English language country, formal British accents or mid-Atlantic accents are traditionally used. The more formal speech helps set the tone and creates an immersive feeling that this isn’t taking place in the current time and place or vernacular.

    The Google AI summary actually does a decent job of citing the different reasons since this question has come up before. Do a search for something like “why do modern movies use English accents to invoke the past”.

    Anyone remember Kevin Costner’s American accent in Robin Hood? Now it’s a whole movie of Costners!