Why so many British accented bad guys?

Sponsored by Blinkist. Use my special link to start your free 7 day trial with Blinkist and get 25% off Blinkist Annual Premium: Is it true that Hollywood likes its villains to be Brits or have British accents? And if so, why? 0:00 Introduction, Guardians of the Galaxy 1:04 British-accented villains 2:24 Colonial history 4:42 Brit-friendly Hollywood 5:07 Non-villainous accents 6:02 Received Pronunciation 9:56 Positive associations 11:04 Brits without a British accent 12:14 Brits as foreigners 12:59 My wrong prediction Palpatine by William Tung, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license :