Princess merida voice brave movie behind the voice. Kelly macdonald and craig ferguson brave questions from radio disneys jake. Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious highlands of scot. Brave is a 2012 american computeranimated fantasy film produced by pixar animation.
In the quebec french dubbing, marilou bourdon, the voice of merida in brave, wasnt available to reprise her role in this movie. Merida appeared as a guest appearance in the 2018 walt disney animation studios wdas film ralph breaks the internet along with the rest of the members of the disney princess line voiced by her original voice actress kelly macdonald. A princess by birth and an adventurer by spirit, merida spends her days practicing archery and riding her horse angus. Filmmakers decided to show merida mucking angus stall herself, rather than having a. She is the queen of the scottish kingdom of dunbroch, sharing the throne alongside her husband, king fergus.
Merida voice of kelly macdonald in brave rated pg for some scary action and rude humor. Kelly macdonald is the voice of princess merida in brave. Kelly macdonald voice of merida from brave on celebrity take. Brave has an uplifting message about improving communication between mothers and daughters, although transforming your mom into a bear is a rather extreme first step. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right. Kelly macdonald, who voices merida, the redheaded heroine of pixardisneys brave, isnt very familiar with the disney princesses of the past. Brave is set in the mystical scottish highlands, where merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by king fergus and queen elinor. Macdonald provided the voice for merida in the 2012 disneypixar film brave, and the character appears in a newlyreleased trailer for wreck it. Kelly macdonald finds her voice as brave heroine sfgate. She loves her family, but ultimately wants to control her own fate and aim for more. King fergus voice brave movie behind the voice actors.
A quebec actress was brought in and recorded the lines, but disney made a lastminute change of text, and not having the time to make a new recording, quebec used merida s france recording. All of the elements put together, brave is a different sort of movie than many were expecting. Disney cast members attempting merida s accent from brave for the oh my disney blog. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of king fergus in brave movie. Determined to make her own path in life, princess merida kelly macdonald defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Merida is the first, and currently, only disney princess created by pixar. A brave voice is a voice that advances forward in the face of adversity and transcends their fear.
Four clips from disneypixars latest film, brave, have gone online. Emma thompson as queen elinor, dunbrochs queen and meridas mother, whose respect for protocol. Scottish actress kelly macdonald was born and raised in glasgow. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she was raised by her mother, a sales executive in the garment industry. A number of people in the voice over community have also seen the film and have wonderful things to say about its production values and voice cast. Interview with kelly macdonald voice of merida in disney pixar. Brave voices when you need a courageous voice that sounds like it will put others before themselves, then a brave voice could be the missing piece to your project. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.
Brave merida archery scene official disney pixar uk youtube. Interview with kelly macdonald voice of merida in disney pixar brave. Why does the article say that julie flowis provides merida s signing voice. It may not live up to the incredible standards of the pixar brand, but brave offers young. The ensuing peril forces merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before its too late. The story centers on princess merida, a young girl who accidentally sets loose an evil curse when she wishes for the freedom to. As a hobby, she acted in an amateur theatrical club, which she enjoyed a great deal. 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 illfated wish. Macdonald was hired to replace reese witherspoon, the actress originally cast in the role. A grand adventure full of heart, memorable characters and signature pixar humor, brave uncovers a new tale in the mysterious highlands of scotland where the impetuous merida voice of kelly. Kelly macdonald born 23 february 1976 is a scottish actress best known for her roles in trainspotting 1996, gosford park 2001, intermission 2003, nanny mcphee 2005, boardwalk empire 20102014, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 2011, brave 2012, and the black mirror episode, hated in the nation 2016. In brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous merida voice of.
In the movie, macdonald voices merida, a feisty scottish princess who also happens to be the first female pixar protagonist in the companys first fairy tale. A new clip from pixars latest feature brave has been released. Brave is the first disney princess film not to have its theme song in english. Queen elinor is the deuteragonist of the 2012 disneypixar animated feature film, brave. Instead of an archery contest to win merida s hand, the script originally called for a. In brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous merida voice of kelly macdonald confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.
Two of the songs in the movie, touch the sky and into the open air, were. Will o the wisps are minor characters from the 2012 disneypixar animated film, brave. See what fate has in store in the brave kingdom in disney hidden worlds. Princess merida voices brave behind the voice actors.
The voice actor was given his lines in plain english, and called his mother before recording so she could help translate them into doric. Merida young voice brave movie behind the voice actors. Granted one wish, merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. Rather than show off a bunch of scenes from the movie or even give an overview of the plot. Two of the songs in the movie, touch the sky and into the open air, were sung by julie fowlis, as meridas offscreen musical thoughts. Julie fowlis sings touch the sky from the brave movie. More focused on a single pair and their quest together, not to mention darker by far, the story of merida was a leap of faith for the once small studio. Poster for the pixar disney movie brave will now be braver. The films voice cast features kelly macdonald, billy connolly, emma. Princess merida seeks to control her own destiny in disney and pixars brave.
Heres meridas song from the disneypixar animation brave, sung and played live by the very people who perform it on the soundtrack the incredible julie fowlis with eamon doorley and. But some of the best movies are those that dare to be different. They are spiritual, ethereal beings that represent past lives. Brave is the first pixar movie to have one of its characters to be part of the disney princess lineup. Brave movie quotes if you had the chance to change your. Watch this clip from the disney pixar film brave, as scottish disney. There are those who say fate is something beyond our command.
The story centers on princess merida, a young girl who accidentally sets loose an evil curse when she wishes for the freedom. In brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous merida voice of kelly macdonald confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts coming to. Brave is the second pgrated disney princess film, after tangled. On its theater release in 2012, the movie numbered 43 dubbings worldwide, to which 6 more where. They have the appearance of small floating bright bluecolored lights. Set in scotland in a rugged and mythical time, this movie features princess merida kelly macdonald, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of queen elinor dame emma thompson. They play an important role in the story, as they can lead one to their. The voice actor was given his lines in plain english, and called his mother before. Kelly macdonald the voice of merida in brave from pixar. She is the mother to merida and three younger triplet sons, harris, hubert, and hamish. See image of peigi barker, the voice of merida young in brave movie. Images of the princess merida voice actors from the brave franchise.
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