I work in Stevenage, about 10 minutes from Knebworth. My hero! :D

Now that they know all you need to circumvent US security measures is a British accent, Al Qaeda have snapped up every recording ever made by John Snagge for training purposes.

I love hearing this sort of thing! like the bloke who had his picture with the Man U squad. Doubtless the thesp's will cry horror that a civvy got onto the set though!

So did he get a giant robot chubby?

The only one sheets I can find that have anything other than Iron Man on them are:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/agentbedhead/Six/ironman1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/agentbedhead/Six/ironman2.jpg

and I'm pretty sure he's not in either of them, unless he's a plane or helicopter?

Yes, as they say on the internet these days: pictures or it didn't happen!

... a british accent - thats the reason that floppy-haired-faux-upper-class-english-man Hugh Grant got so far...

*sits back and waits for the Hollywood-rush*

Paris because she's been there, done that!

...he's a London recruiter that he got onto the set?

"Hello, I'm the 'irin' man."

Mine's the one with a pacemaker built in.

Quite amusing seeing as Paltrow herself broke onto the set of Sliding Doors by putting on an almost believable English accent.

Paris - because if ever there was a film set to break into...

While on a very wild stag week in Vegas I managed to convince at group of Americans I was Ewan McGregor which resulted in getting to asked for my autograph and photo's with the star struck locals....bunch of muppets seeing as I look nothing like him!

Since Tony Blair - whom the Yanks loved, since they didn't have to live with his government - stepped down, and Gordon Broon replaced him along with a less Atlanticist foreign policy, America is gradually going to stop loving us and our accents and start grouping us with the French cheese-eating surrender monkeys. What we need is another British band to take America by storm and make every American think we're John Lennon again.

Thank goodness we've got Leona Lewis and a resurgent Oasis!

*sob* Mine's the one with the tissues in it...

Whoop-de-do. Now if you'd told me he blagged his way into the suit...

Million to one it wasn't Glesgy or Scouse or Geordie...

Paris cos don't they say Brits talk with something large hot and round in their mouths?

Three Cheers, well done that man!

It was in The Sun newspaper today. Online version at http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article1050709.ece

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article1050709.ece

this guy, not Iron man, is my new hero. Taking the art of social engineering to more visible heights! Salute!

I'm Nick Askew, yes THE Nick Askew.

Works like a charm every time.

So this guy worked on a movie set, didn't get paid, and is boasting?

Not only worked for free but also paid out of his own pocket because he missed his flight.

Good work, that man.

Paris, because she does certain films for free as well.

.....in the good old words, its called Social Engineering, or is it ?

Paris: 'coz she is THE society gal...

The accent also works with the coppers over here - I have been stopped 6 times for various infractions, (including once having no ID, an out of date tag, an out of date insurance card, and no working wing mirrors), and got off with just a quick "Sorry Officer, I will sort it all out tomorrow sir"). Meanwhile my very pretty, american wife gets a ticket for 40 in a 35zone :o)

is on the Iron Man publicity website for the movie. The first link in the article takes you to it... Do'h.

"...Most Americans can definitely tell the difference..."

I think the best was in a hotel in Cincinnati, when my friend and I were stopped by several members of the local "Caledonian Society" because of the Scottish t-shirts we were wearing. One of them told the others that it was 5 years since he'd last been in Glasgow and it was so nice to hear a real Scottish accent accent again - pointing to the dual nationality Dutch/German guy with me...

As an Englishman, I've been assumed to be French, Kiwi, Irish (even more remarkably I was in Boston at the time) and, far too often to count, Aussie. So no, most Americans can definitely NOT tell the difference.

Paris has been outside the US, so she might be able to tell the difference...