Soon afterward, Mor'du, a huge demon bear, attacks the family. While venturing into the woods to fetch an arrow, Merida encounters a will-o'-the-wisp. In Medieval Scotland, Princess Merida of the clan Dunbroch is given a bow and arrow by her father, King Fergus for her sixth birthday to the dismay of her mother, Queen Elinor. Preceding the feature theatrically was a short film entitled La Luna, directed by Enrico Casarosa. The film won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film. īrave premiered on June 10, 2012, at the Seattle International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in North America on June 22, 2012, to both positive reviews and box office success. Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format. To create the most complex visuals possible, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years. Co-directing with Andrews and Purcell, Chapman became Pixar's first female director of a feature-length film. Ĭhapman drew inspiration for the film's story from her relationship with her own daughter. Brave is Pixar's first film with a female protagonist, and the first one animated with a new proprietary animation system, called Presto. The film is also dedicated to Pixar chairman and Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who died before the film's release. Merida is the first Disney Princess created by Pixar. When Queen Elinor, her mother, falls victim to a beastly curse turning into a bear, Merida must look within herself and find the key to saving the kingdom. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of Princess Merida of DunBroch who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. The film stars the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson. The story was written by Chapman, who also wrote the film's screenplay with Andrews, Purcell, and Irene Mecchi.
The film was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman (in the former's feature directorial debut), co-directed by Steve Purcell, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter serving as executive producers. He is the barbarian, as indicated by his fur pants and boots, horned helmet, and cross belt harness.Brave is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
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