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Post by trinity on Apr 5, 2012 12:09:02 GMT -5
Pixar's Brave: 30 minutes of footage impressions, and chatting with director Mark AndrewsWe managed to see 30 minutes of Pixar’s latest animation Brave, and catch up with the film’s director Mark Andrews. Here’s what we thought… Mark Andrews thinks hair is a big pain in the arse, and as director of Pixar’s Brave, the studio’s first film with a female lead possessed with a magnificent mane, he’d know. Simulating the movement of cloth poses similar problems for animators, but hair is the real challenge. Getting a human head's worth of strands to interact convincingly with light, gravity, sudden breezes, and each other takes no small amount of computational work. So did Andrews ever consider going the G.I Jane route and having Brave’s Princess Merida shave her head early on? No, is the answer. It’d sell fewer Happy Meals for a start. Defying the expectations of her gender is more or less Princess Merida’s thing, so perhaps the head-shaving wouldn’t seem too out-of-character. Voiced by Kelly Macdonald after Reese Witherspoon left the project, Merida is a medieval teenager with a rebellious streak, and a pure talent with a bow and arrow. If all of that sounds worryingly anachronistic to you, then perhaps it’s best not to dig any deeper into the film’s historical accuracy. Brave is set in a fantasy version of historical Scotland, somewhere between the 8th and 12th centuries, when castles were built of stone (they weren’t), men wore kilts (they didn’t), Mumford and Sons were on the soundtrack and Pizza Planet truck Easter eggs were ingeniously hidden in background scenery (needless to say…). Pixar top dog John Lasseter’s mantra being research, research, research, Brave obviously necessitated fact-finding missions to Scotland, trips Andrews admits the animation team spent skinny-dipping in lochs, rolling around in heather and drinking more than the angels’ share of the local whisky. Andrews’ description of that trip paints rather a different idea of animators than that which more usually comes to mind: pale, quiet types lit by the reflective glare of their screens and obsessing over rigs and polygons (dinnae fret, I can get away with such crude caricaturing of CG artists by dint of being married to one). Mark Andrews is nothing like that in person. Tanned, long-haired, loud and Californian, Andrews is more Anthony Kiedis than Nick Park, but then again, he’s a director, being extrovert is more or less his job. Brave is Pixar’s first feature led by a female protagonist and was almost its first feature directed by a woman too, before former DreamWorks director Brenda Chapman was replaced by Andrews. The film’s female-centric narrative passes the Bechdel test within the first five minutes, as Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson with a Scottish brogue) and daughter lock horns over Merida’s future and royal responsibilities, which touch upon but aren’t limited to her impending marriage. Merida is being sold - quite rightly by the looks of the half hour of Brave we were invited to preview - as an antidote to Disney princesses of old. She’s a skilled archer and horsewoman, an adventurer and role model to her naughty younger brothers, and yes, she’s brave. Merida’s story in the opening thirty minutes of the film is about feeling constricted by her gender and royal position, and frustrated by her mother’s refusal to listen to her. The film’s sweet opening scene shows the young Merida’s close and playful relationship with her mother, one replaced by defiance and hostility as adulthood looms. Part of Merida’s journey in Brave will be finding a way back to being her mother’s daughter, whilst achieving that modern self-help cliché of being true to herself. Personal growth won’t be Merida’s only adventure of course, there’s also a mythological Bear King to be dealing with, one that did a Moby thingy by taking off half of her father’s leg years earlier. Previously, the bear featured higher up in Brave’s title (previous versions of which included The Bear and the Bow, The Bear King and his Daughter, Brave and the Bow, and, wait for it... Bravehair). (An incidental word on Pixar titles: the legions of talented animators working on a Pixar film don’t have time for many-syllabled post-colon extravagances, so each Pixar film goes by a shorthand to the men and women working on it. The Incredibles was Hero, Ratatouille was Rat, Up! was, well, Up! and The Bear and the Bow was gradually pared down to Brave.) To the animation and models themselves then. It’s fair to say that Brave looks great. The highland landscapes are painterly and beautifully lit, and the character design, from horse to man to mischievous triplet, is some of the best I’ve seen. What made a real impression (possibly because its characters are human, a rare thing from Pixar) is how stylised and character-driven the walks are. Merinda’s a tomboy so she bounces and bounds, Queen Elinor’s the essence of royal grace so she glides, and King Fergus (Billy Connolly, the stand-out member of the voice cast) is an enormous hunk of meat with all the weight his kingly warrior role requires. The script is funny too, the story engaging, and the protagonist easy to root for, if not as endearing as say, a Wall-E or a Nemo. In short, Brave looks very decent indeed, and Merida makes for a very welcome addition to Disney’s princess roster. The film’s crowning glory though, pain in the arse it may be, has to be that fantastic-looking hair. What a barnet. Brave comes out in the US on June 22nd and in the UK on August 17th 2012. www.denofgeek.com/movies/1308918/pixars_brave_30_minutes_of_footage_impressions_and_chatting_with_director_mark_andrews.html
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Post by trinity on Apr 5, 2012 14:28:28 GMT -5
First Screens Of Disney Pixar’s Brave: The Video GameThe first screens are here and check out those ginger, flowing locks. Disney Pixar’s Brave: the video game is looking rather good, but will it stand up to the film’s glorious visuals and story line? Traditionally, games based on a film generally stink; sure there’s a good one here and there, but that’s literally it, they’re good. Off the top of my head, in the last ten years I couldn’t tell you one movie based game that blew me away with its gameplay, graphics and styling. Anyone care to correct me? CHALLENGE DESTINY AND CHANGE YOUR FATE WITH DISNEY•PIXAR BRAVE: THE VIDEO GAME Action-Adventure Video Game Inspired by Upcoming Disney•Pixar Fantasy Adventure Film to Launch This Summer London, UK. — (March 19, 2012 ) – Disney UK announced today that Brave: The Video Game will launch this Summer for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ system from Nintendo, Nintendo DS™ handheld system and Windows PC/ MAC. Inspired by “Brave,” the upcoming Disney•Pixar animated fantasy adventure movie, the video game invites players to run, jump and battle their way through the rugged landscape of mythical and mysterious Scotland. By using their wits and bravery, gamers will also be able to wield a sword and bow to defeat fierce enemies, break a magical curse and save a kingdom. A third person action-adventure, Brave: The Video Game expands the tale beyond the movie’s storyline. Gamers can play as Merida, an expert archer and heroine, and in the console versions players can also play as other entertaining characters from the film. In addition, they will be able to go on quests through a magical world and solve puzzles to uncover secrets. “We’re excited to offer a compelling game across multiple platforms for fans of the upcoming Disney•Pixar film Brave. Whether gamers want to play on their own or with others, they can relive highlights from Merida’s journey and go on new adventures inspired by the legends of Scotland and Disney•Pixar storytelling,” said Javier Ferreira, Senior Vice President of Publishing, Disney Interactive Media Group. “With Kinect™ for Xbox 360 and Move on the PlayStation®3, gamers will feel like they are using a bow and arrow in an archery range and have a truly immersive experience.” Brave: The Video Game offers a variety of gameplay, including single-player, co-op for family and friends and a special Bear mode. Several new opponents created exclusively for the game will challenge the player throughout the experience, culminating with an ultimate boss battle to complete the adventure. The Nintendo DS game is filled with its own exciting missions and a myriad of characters to engage the single-player. Brave: The Video Game will launch Summer 2012, in conjunction with the film, for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Windows PC/MAC. www.clockerz.co.uk/2012/04/first-screens-of-disney-pixars-brave-the-video-game/
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Post by betinad on Apr 16, 2012 16:18:42 GMT -5
Watch: ‘Brave’ Featurette Profiles Merida’s Triplet Brotherspixartimes.com/2012/04/16/watch-brave-featurette-profiles-meridas-triplet-brothers/April 16, 2012 By Samad Rizvi Earlier today, Fandango debuted a new Brave featurette introducing us to the red-haired triplet brothers of Merida. Named Harris, Hubert, and Hamish, the trio don’t utter a single word in the entire film, but there is a whole lot of giggling that comes from them. Obsessed with sweets, they are a group of practical jokers who will do what they can to satisfy their drive for sugar. Check out the featurette after the jump!
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Post by betinad on Apr 28, 2012 2:06:24 GMT -5
Today it was announced that Disney/Pixar will do an special presentation of Brave at the Seattle International Film Festival! No details yet, for sure I will try to get as much info as possible!!!
SIFF runs from May 17 to June 10 so not sure if they will show the movie or a " how was it made" .... I will post as soon as I hear more...
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Post by betinad on May 5, 2012 20:43:44 GMT -5
Scotland to host Disney media junket for film BraveTHE film is set for release. The talent has been lined up. Now all that’s needed is millions of bums on seats. Up to 100 film critics and journalists from around the world will be flown into Scotland at the end of May for a lavish, four-day “junket”to promote the new Disney-Pixar animation Brave. All expenses are being paid for the trip where the critics will be put up at one of the city’s top hotels, the Balmoral, and treated to archery classes, clan fighting events, a trip to Edinburgh Castle and a lavish private dinner at five-star Prestonfield House. In return, they will be expected to interview stars of the film and give glowing reports about the upcoming movie, set in a mythical Scotland. Disney’s last film, John Carter, a science fiction action movie based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs with a budget of $250 million (£164m), on a par with Avatar, was a box office flop in America, and is believed to have generated a big overall loss for the studio after splits with cinema owners and marketing executives. Brave, made by Pixar Animation Studios, which was bought by Disney in 2006, is therefore being viewed as a hugely-important movie for the world-famous company. An industry insider said: “This is a really important film for Disney. John Carter flopped and was a massive disappointment, so they’re throwing everything they have at this. Meanwhile, Pixar really need a hit as their last movie, Cars 2, didn’t do great business. Brave is a huge deal as a Disney-Pixar film.” The schedule released by the studio for the “global junket” describes the Balmoral – where rooms cost around £230 a night, as “the junket hotel”, promises a “Brave dinner and activities at Prestonfield House” and says it will treat TV media to a “clan fighting and archery opportunity”. TV crews and movie critics will be flown in from the US, Japan and all over Europe to interview “the talent”. The film, which premieres at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June, is expected to be this summer’s Hollywood cartoon blockbuster. A fairy story set in 11th-century Scotland, it follows the fortunes of Merida, a red-haired Scottish Disney princess and accomplished archer, played by Scots actress Kelly Macdonald. The film also stars Billy Connolly as King Fergus and Kevin McKidd, who takes on the dual roles of Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin, and Emma Thompson, who plays Queen Elinor. Although ‘junkets’ – where members of the press are gathered in a luxury hotel in order to interview the stars of an upcoming film – are common in the movie world, even by lavish Hollywood standards the junket for Brave stands out, film critics say. “This is actually quite a rare thing now because the film industry has cut back on all this sort of stuff in the last few years,” said the insider. “Studios used to spend millions making a big deal of the film, creating a lot of interest and awareness and selling the film by getting good coverage. They would spend a lot of money flying people out to exotic places for luxury junkets. “But it happens a lot less these days, so the fact they’re pushing the boat out for this tells you how big a deal it is to Disney.” Studios will typically hire out several floors of a hotel to conduct strictly monitored interviews with “the talent”. “It’s quite heavily policed,” said another industry insider. “People in headsets herd everyone around – it’s like an action movie in itself and very highly co-ordinated.” Journalists will often receive “goodie bags” of film-related merchandise. “There will be a big slap up feed at Prestonfield House, with champagne and lots of Scottish delicacies,” said the industry insider. “There will probably be a ceilidh, the kind of night that will help really promote Scotland.” The national tourism agency, VisitScotland, is also involved in planning the event. In March, it announced it had teamed up with Disney in a £7m campaign to promote the country, and the film, which it is hoped could take as much as $1 billion at the box office worldwide. Tricia Wilber, of the Walt Disney Company, said at the time: “It’s fitting to create a global campaign with VisitScotland to further bring to life the iconic Scottish landscapes and folklore that inspired the film.” Studios like to try to ensure that their big-budget films are received well. In April, a group of ‘mommy’ bloggers were treated to a similar experience at Pixar’s animation studios in San Francisco, where they were taught archery, given a bagpipe lesson and received a class in “Kilts 101”. Another insider said: “They got all these experiences that would set the scene for Brave so that they would go off and blog about what fun it is and how interesting Scotland seems and that Brave seems like a really cool movie to take your kids to – which is exactly what the bloggers did of course.” A spokesman for VisitScotland said: “The release of Disney-Pixar’s Brave represents a fantastic opportunity for Scottish tourism, particularly with the European premiere taking place in Edinburgh next month. We have been working closely with Disney to bring the world’s media to Scotland, which will be another excellent chance to put Edinburgh and Scotland in the global spotlight.” A spokesperson for Disney said: “It will be a global junket with journalists from all over the world. It’s still in the early stages of planning so we cannot confirm anything at this stage.” www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/film/scotland-to-host-disney-media-junket-for-film-brave-1-2277882
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Post by betinad on Jun 1, 2012 20:29:35 GMT -5
Scots dialects help big screen Brave ring trueKevin McKidd, Kelly Macdonald and Robbie Coltrane at a Brave press event By TIM CORNWELL Published on Saturday 2 June 2012 00:05 IT WAS made in California, but it is laced with Oor Wullie and Doric. Scottish screen stars Kelly Macdonald and Kevin McKidd spoke yesterday about how they got authentic Scots dialect and slang into Hollywood’s animated epic set in a fantasy Scotland. Manky, numpty and hurdies – the Scots word for buttocks, dating back to Burns but a favourite of comedian Billy Connolly, who also appears in the film – were all suggested for the script of Brave, after its Scottish cast began helping make the film “authentic and true” to its setting. “Jings, crivens, help ma boab,” the feisty Princess Merida, voiced by MacDonald, bursts out at a calamitous moment during the film. A series of Scottish phrases, along with a Doric accent from McKidd so strong it was barely comprehensible, brought pleas from Disney executives for “words everybody could understand”. They were turned down, the Pixar studio’s legendary chief, John Lasseter, said yesterday. “We loved that because we don’t understand it, but we know that they are honest and true.” Mr Lasseter added: “We wanted the families and all the people going to see the movie in Scotland to look up and go, ‘Wow, they’ve captured Scotland’. I think this was really important.” Brave, the 3D animated film from the makers of Toy Story and the Incredibles, gets its European premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival next month. The Scottish Government is convinced the film’s world-wide screenings will mean a marketing bonanza for Scottish tourism. The VisitScotland agency was helping the Disney-owned Pixar host scores of visiting journalists this week for cast interviews and a taste of Scotland ranging from the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh to train tours. Their itinerary also included dinner at Edinburgh’s lavish Prestonfield House Hotel last night, complete with archery and falconry displays. Set in a mythical medieval Scotland, inspired by famed castles, Scots pine forests and sights like the Ring of Brodgar at Stenness on Orkney, the film tells of a flame-haired “anti-princess” Merida, a fiercely independent teen heroine fighting off bears and her parents. With seven years of research, behind them, the film’s makers spoke yesterday of aiming to “touch the rocks and the heather and the lichen, breathing the air and the weather changes” of Scotland. “It was great fun playing these characters, and I rarely get asked to be Scottish any more. I’m usually doing American accents,” said McKidd, who came to prominence in Trainspotting and who is currently in his fourth season in the US television show, Grey’s Anatomy. Voicing Lord MacGuffin and his son, the Elgin-born McKidd called on his native Doric. Asked to deliver a “very thick incomprehensible Scottish accent”, he opted for his “crazy local dialect”, he said. When Glaswegian Connolly began firing off Scots words, Pixar staff had to check meanings because “some were not appropriate”, added director Mark Andrews. www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/film/scots-dialects-help-big-screen-brave-ring-true-1-2334490
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Post by betinad on Jun 1, 2012 20:31:30 GMT -5
Kelly takes on Brave new voice role
Kelly Macdonald has described her debut voice role in Disney-Pixar's Brave as "a real challenge".
The Boardwalk Empire star, 36, was promoting the Scottish animated film - in which she voices teenage heroine Merida - with co-star Kevin McKidd, director Mark Andrews and Pixar chief John Lasseter in Edinburgh, Scotland.
"It was a real challenge. It was a real learning curve. I always underplay everything but you can't get away with that in animation," she said.
"The teenage aspect wasn't a challenge - that came really quickly after 17 years," she added.
Kelly, who was born in Glasgow, admitted that flame-haired archer Merida is nothing like her.
"For me, this was so far removed from me that if it was a live-action film, I don't think I would even be in the casting," she quipped.
Kevin - who voices Lord MacGuffin and young MacGuffin - said he was "proud" to introduce his home dialect Doric to the world.
The 38-year-old from Elgin, Moray, said: "I am proud to bring that in. It was a lot of fun to speak in my crazy local dialect."
Kevin, who stars in Grey's Anatomy as Dr Owen Hunt, added: "I rarely get asked to be Scottish any more - I normally get to be American, so it was nice."
Brave, which will close the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 30, opens in cinemas on August 17. Copyright © 2012 The Press Association. All rights reserved.
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Post by earth2eternity on Jun 3, 2012 8:10:31 GMT -5
THE stars of Disney Pixar blockbuster Brave left Edinburgh yesterday after welcoming the world’s press to Scotland. Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd and Robbie Coltrane – who voice Princess Merida, Lord MacGuffin and Lord Dingwall – spoke to journalists from around the globe attending special previews before a gala dinner. But they took time out to chat to the Sunday Mail about their own Disney memories. All the stars are proud to be part of Brave –the story of Highland princess Merida – which will have its European premiere when it closes the Edinburgh Film Festival on June 30. It goes on general release in the UK in August and Kevin hopes Scots moviegoers will be delighted by the way that the country is depicted.
He said: “It is a love letter to Scotland. It really conjures up the feel of the country – the wind is blowing, the sea is flowing and everything is covered in ferns or moss and always in motion. It is a very textured landscape and you see this in the movie. Everything looks so real and vibrant.
“They have managed to capture the lush texture and the rough, primal nature of the Scottish landscapes in a beautiful way.”The preview ended in a spectacular dinner on Friday at five-star Prestonfield House, in Edinburgh, where Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis performed two songs from the Brave soundtrack. Here, the film’s stars reveal the impact that the world of Walt had on their childhood. (....) KEVIN McKidd, who voices Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin in Brave, grew up entranced by Disney family favourites. He said: “I loved all the movies, though I remember being terrified by bits of Fantasia.”
The Grey’s Anatomy star, who shot to fame in Trainspotting, jokes of a link between that cult movie and the world of Disney. He said: “Before doing Brave, the only other connection for me between Disney and Scotland was the Irvine Welsh short story, Disnae Matter.
“It’s a story about a bunch of neds who jet off to Disneyworld in Florida and end up beating up the poor guy inside the Mickey Mouse suit.”More (w/o Kevin): www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2012/06/03/stars-of-disney-pixar-s-new-film-brave-visit-edinburgh-for-special-preview-86908-23884071/
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Post by betinad on Jun 5, 2012 9:23:39 GMT -5
Directors Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman Interview For Pixar’s ‘Brave’Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In ‘Brave,’ a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts. Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane). Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (voice of Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, Pixar’s ’Brave’ arrives in cinemas June 22nd in the US and August 17th in the UK. Pixar are known for making visually stunning and hugely entertaining films for kids and adults alike. Plus, there’s always relatable themes at the core of their films…..Mark Andrews: Yeah. ‘Brave’ is about, in a nutshell, a child’s struggle with finding them-self. More specifically, their struggle with reconciling how the world sees them, versus how they see them-self. The true definition of “bravery”, I believe, is looking inside yourself and finding the answer. Because it’s not going to be one or the other, it’s going to be something kind of combined and new and different. If you can face that and accept that, that’s what being brave is actually about. Merida, the fiery, passionate, headstrong protagonist of ‘Brave.’ Can you tell us a little about what people can expect from her?Mark Andrews: Sure. Merida is our teenage heroin. She has all the teenage angst that a teenager would have. She is, just by circumstance, a Princess in this Kingdom. So she finds herself having responsibilities that normal teenagers don’t normally have. But I think….like those of us who can remember being a teenager, I can remember when I had to mow the lawn, or do chores – and I didn’t want those responsibilities (laughs). I just wanted to go out and have fun with my friends and explore. It’s that time in youth when we’re just on the cusp of being an adult, and Merida is on that cusp of being an adult. She doesn’t know who she is exactly yet, she wants that time to find out. Brenda Chapman: Merida is everything that’s passionate and stubborn and wilful and charming and funny, everything great about all of the negative and everything negative about all of the great (laughs). She just is who she is, she has a strong sense of self. With the responsibilities and expectations of being the daughter of the King and Queen, Merida wants her freedom and independence?Mark Andrews: Yeah. Merida’s issue is that she’s of age to marry into one of the other Clans to keep this alliance, keep the strength of the Kingdom intact. To prevent it from breaking apart and going its separate ways, in a sense, becoming weaker groups. Together you were stronger, especially in case of invaders or if trouble came. So, one of the rules of the time, of the middle ages, was you would marry your children to other Clans or other Kingdoms, to keep the alliances. It was a sort of uneasy alliance. Also, I wouldn’t dare attack you if you had my daughter, or break the treaty, and you wouldn’t dare attack me if I had your son. So, in ‘Brave,’ in come the Lords Macintosh, MacGuffin and Dingwall, they are arriving to bring their sons to vie for the hand of Princess Merida. The Scottish landscape in ‘Brave’ is sort of a character in itself….
Brenda Chapman: Scotland, to me, brings so much to the film, in that it’s this incredibly, beautiful, rugged country. And the people are really spunky and tough (laughs). So there’s a character to Scotland that you don’t find in a lot of other countries. But visually it’s rocky and hard and harsh, but yet, the weather is kind of tropical in a sense. It’s always wet so there’s always something growing on everything; these big pillows of liken and moss. It softens the whole place, you’ve got this contrast of rugged and soft. I’ve always said that Scotland feels like a woman to me. It’s soft on top but really made of tougher stuff underneath. That definitely lends itself to the look of the film….Brenda Chapman: Oh definitely. The look of the world is rugged Scotland. We didn’t want to do an extra polished and pristine castle. We’ve seen that and it’s beautiful in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and those kinds of things. But we wanted a really earth sense, you know? We’re building up a folk tale and I wanted to have it feel sort of folksy. I remember my production designer, Steve Pilcher, he asked me what I wanted to feel, how would I describe this castle if I looked at it. I couldn’t think of a word so I just went “urgggggghhhhhhhh, mhhhhhhhhmmmmmm,” like a grunt (laughs). That’s what it needed to be. Just from the earth. www.flicksandbits.com/2012/06/05/directors-mark-andrews-brenda-chapman-interview-for-pixars-brave/26747/
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Post by betinad on Jun 9, 2012 13:15:40 GMT -5
Brave fears Scots accents
Published on Saturday 9 June 2012 13:38
MAKERS of animated blockbuster Brave have hired actors to dub the film overseas because they fear the Scottish accents will be difficult to understand.
The Disney Pixar film, which will premiere in Edinburgh, is to be voiced by natives in countries such as Japan, Taiwan and France to avoid confusion.
That means Scottish cast members Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson and Kevin McKidd will not be heard in non-English speaking countries.
Brave is set to provide a multi-million pound tourism boost for the country.
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Post by betinad on Aug 29, 2012 14:27:26 GMT -5
DISNEY•PIXAR’S BRAVE A SUMMER HOLIDAY HIT NUMBER 1 AT UK BOX OFFICE FOR 2ND WEEK RUNNING... Disney●Pixar’s “Brave” reigns supreme for a 2nd week proving its summer holiday mettle with box office takings of £14.9 million, keeping “The Bourne Legacy” firmly at bay. With an all-star UK voice cast including Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd and Julie Walters “Brave” represents Pixar’s most daring, sophisticated and complex feature film to date. It also establishes numerous firsts for a Pixar film. It is the studio’s first film to feature a female protagonist, its first period piece in which historical references intersect with a fantasy world, and its first epic adventure set in a natural human world and has proven itself to be another Pixar hit. ‘Significantly better than the competition’ - BBC Radio 5 Simon Mayo Show ‘A new film from Pixar is always a treat and Brave is no exception' - 4 stars Daily Express – Allan Hunter ‘Breathtaking’ -
4 Stars Now Magazine ‘’Funny and fantastic adventure’ - 4 stars Take A Break www.thefancarpet.com/NewsPage.aspx?n_id=6257
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