History Main / AdaptationalNationality

* An unintentional, retroactive example is found in the CINAR and DiC ''WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}}'' cartoons. Like most of the other characters in the Paris-set series, Madeline is portrayed with a French accent. But ''Madeline in America'', a discarded manuscript from the '50s by original author Ludwig Bemelmans that was eventually completed and published by his grandson in 1999, reveals that Bemelmans envisioned her as American, with the last name "Fogg" and with family in Texas. Meanwhile, the [[Film/{{Madeline}} 1998 live-action film]] portrays her with a British accent, though it's not clear whether the filmmakers meant her to be British or whether it's just a case of TranslationConvention.

* An unintentional, retroactive example is found in the CINAR and DiC ''WesternAnimation/Madeline'' cartoons. Like most of the other characters in the Paris-set series, Madeline is portrayed with a French accent. But ''Madeline in America'', a discarded manuscript from the '50s by original author Ludwig Bemelmans that was eventually completed and published by his grandson in 1999, reveals that Bemelmans envisioned her as American, with the last name "Fogg" and with family in Texas. Meanwhile, the [[Film/Madeline 1998 live-action film]] portrays her with a British accent, though it's not clear whether the filmmakers meant her to be British or whether it's just a case of TranslationConvention.

* In ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'', the Beetle (an American in the comics) is British and has a distinct Liverpudlian accent (as a ShoutOut to [[TheBeatles a certain famous band from that area]]).

* In the original ''Tarzan'' books, Jane and her dad her Americans. Disney's [[Disney/{{Tarzan}} movie]] turns them into British people.

* In the original Marvel Comics, the Purple Man is from Croatia. In ''Series/JessicaJones2015'', he's an EvilBrit.

* In the original Marvel Comics, the Purple Man is from Croatia. In ''Series/JessicaJones'', he's an EvilBrit.

* All over the place in ''DC Comics Bombshells''. Harley Quinn is British, Poison Ivy is French, Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} is Italian, Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and Star Girl are Russian, and Kimiyo Hoshi is a Nisei Japanese-American.

* All over the place in ''DC Comics Bombshells''. Harley Quinn and Shondra Kinsloving are British, Poison Ivy is French, Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} is Italian, Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and Star Girl are Russian, and Kimiyo Hoshi is a Nisei Japanese-American.

* ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' has Breaker as Moroccan and Heavy Duty as British. Both of these characters are normally American in the ''Franchise/GIJoe'' franchise.

* In ''{{New 52}}:''

** In ''{{Firestorm}},'' Firehawk is a Frenchwoman who is the official Firestorm Effect of the French Government. In the original continuity, she was an American who was given Firestorm's powers by a villain.
* In ''{{Comicbook/Earth 2}}'', Wesley Dodds is Canadian, rather than American, to emphasise the international nature of the Sandmen organisation.

* In ''Film/XMenFirstClass,'' Banshee and Moira [=Mac=]Taggert are American. In the original comics they were Irish and Scottish respectively.

* In ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'', the Beetle is British and has a distinct Liverpudlian accent (as a ShoutOut to [[TheBeatles a certain famous band from that area]]).

* [[Franchise/XMen The X-Men's]] Wolverine was given an Australian accent in the 1989 animated ''Pryde of the X-Men'' instead of his usual Canadian origins.

* In the 1954 US television adaptation of ''Casino Royale,'' JamesBond was an American agent called Jimmy Bond, and American Felix Leiter was now British and called Clarence Leiter.

* In ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', Comicbook/{{Deathstroke}} and Wintergreen are both ex-Australian Intelligence. In the comics Slade is American and Wintergreen is British. This change was made partly to accommodate Creator/ManuBennet's thick New Zealand accent.

* In ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk,'' Emil Blonsky (the Abomination) is British and a Royal Marine seconded to the Hulkbusters. The original version was a Yugoslav spy.
* In the film version of ''Literature/TheDevilWearsPrada,'' Miranda Priestly and Nigel, both British in the book, are portrayed as American. Nigel doubles as a RaceLift, being black in the novel but played by the white Stanley Tucci onscreen.

* In ''Film/LeftBehind2000'', Buck Williams' contacts Dirk Burton and Alan Tompkins, both of whom were Brits, were made American in the film, with Alan also getting a RaceLift from Caucasian to African-American.

* [[Franchise/XMen The X-Men's]] Wolverine was given an Australian accent in the 1989 animated ''Pryde of the X-Men.''

* Done in ''Disney/BigHero6'' with [=GoGo=]: while she was Japanese in the comics, she's Korean in the film, presumably to match her voice actress. Several of the comic's main cast underwent {{Race Lift}}s for the film.

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* In the film of ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'', the American Creator/HumphreyBogart was cast as Charlie, who is a patriotic working-class Englishman in the original novel. Bogart couldn't do the English accent, so the character was made Canadian. His patriotism still applies to UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire, which sort of works.
* Sandy in the theatrical version of ''Film/{{Grease}}'' was American, but when Olivia Newton-John was cast in the film version, the character was made Australian to account for her accent.