Some American girl will have to do my accent. “The people that they cast to be the characters and wear the costumes at Disneyland have to do the accent, so somebody at Disneyland is going to be doing me. MacDonald mentioned she was really struck by her future place in fairy tale history when visiting Disney recently and seeing all the classic Princesses there. “I just thought, `My goodness! There’s eventually going to be a Merida doing her thing up there,'” she said. Craig Ferguson, Kevin McKidd and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid from Harry Potter) add their voices to the cast as well. The film will be released June 22 next year and stars Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald ( Boardwalk Empire, No Country For Old Men) as Princess Merida, her mother, Queen Elinor is played by Emma Thompson and her father King Fergus by Billy Connolly. She wants to get out in the outdoors of the Highlands, escaping from castle life and exploring the woods.” She’s an active and action-oriented person. She doesn’t wear nice clothes except in a couple of scenes when her strict mom, Queen Elinor, makes her do it for special functions. “She’s your anti-princess,” said Andrews.

Brave co-director Mark Andrews has opened up about the new tale, the first Pixar film with a female heroine as its star, which is sure to become an instant classic with little ones (and adults) everywhere. Not that there’s anything wrong with that but it’s a breath of fresh air to hear Pixar will soon be giving us a princess who’s more interested in her bow and arrow skills in the wilderness than her hair. Princesses in animated features are usually occupied with royal duties and finding Prince Charming.

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