Brave (2012 film)

Brave
Teaser poster
Directed by	Mark Andrews Brenda Chapman[1]
Produced by	Katherine Sarafian
Screenplay by	Mark Andrews Steve Purcell Brenda Chapman Irene Mecchi
Story by	Brenda Chapman
Starring	Kelly Macdonald Julie Walters Billy Connolly Emma Thompson Kevin McKidd Craig Ferguson Robbie Coltrane John Ratzenberger
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Editing by	Nicholas C. Smith
Studio	Pixar
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	June 22, 2012 (2012-06-22)
Country	United States
Language	English

Brave is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film. In the film, a skilled archer named Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in her kingdom. After consulting a mysterious wise old woman (voiced by Julie Walters) for help, her family becomes cursed and Merida is forced to undo the spell herself before it is too late. The movie is being produced by Pixar, making this their thirteenth feature film, and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was written by Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman and Irene Mecchi, and is being directed by Andrews and Chapman^[2] and co-directed by Purcell. The film is scheduled for release on June 22, 2012 in the United States.

Preceding the film will be Pixar's Academy Award nominated short film entitled La Luna, directed by Enrico Casarosa.^[3]

Premise

In Scotland, stories of battles and legends have been passed down for several years. Merida, a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor, is seeking freedom from her kingdom. After ignoring an age-old custom sacred to Lords MacGuffin, Macintosh and Dingwall, Merida inadvertently causes controversy and chaos in the kingdom. Merida turns to a witch for help. However, a curse is inflicted on her kingdom. She must discover the true meaning of bravery to save the kingdom.^[4]

Voice cast

• Kelly Macdonald as Princess Merida^[2]
• Julie Walters as Wise Woman^[2]
• Billy Connolly as King Fergus^[2]
• Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor^[2]
• Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin/Lord's son Young MacGuffin^[5]
• Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh^[2]
• Robbie Coltrane as Lord Dingwall^[2]
• John Ratzenberger as a guard^[6]
• TBA as Mordu^[7]
• TBA as Angus^[7]
• TBA as The Triplets (Harris, Hubert, and Hamish)^[8]

Production

Announced in April 2008 as The Bear and the Bow,^[9]Brave is Pixar's first fairy tale, and is somewhat darker and more mature in tone than their previous films. The story takes place during the 10th century in the highlands of Scotland; Brenda Chapman considers it as a fairy tale in the tradition of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm.^[10] Chapman conceived the project and was announced as the director of the film, making her Pixar's first female director,^[11] but in October 2010, she was replaced by Mark Andrews following creative disagreements.^[12]

Merida is the first female protagonist in a Pixar film.^[2] She was originally to be voiced by Reese Witherspoon, who declined due to scheduling issues. Instead, the character will be voiced by Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald,^[2] recently acclaimed for her role as Margaret Schroeder in HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

John Ratzenberger, who is Pixar's "good luck charm", having been in every Pixar film to date, has been cast in Brave, and will voice a guard in a Scottish accent.^[6]

Release

The film was initially set for release on June 15, 2012, but was later changed to June 22, 2012.^[13] The film will premiere in the US on June 18, 2012, at the new Dolby Theatre in Hollywood,^[14] and is scheduled to have its European premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 30, 2012.^[15]Brave will be the first film to be released with the Dolby Atmos sound format, developed by Dolby to reproduce more "natural and lifelike" sound.^[16]

Music

Brave
Soundtrack album by Patrick Doyle
Released	June 19, 2012
Genre	Score
Label	Walt Disney
Pixar film soundtrack chronology
Cars 2 (2011) Brave (2012)
Patrick Doyle chronology
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Brave (2012)

The Brave soundtrack will be released on both CD album and digital download on June 19. Composer Patrick Doyle will score the film, which makes him only the fourth composer to score a Pixar film (following Randy Newman, Thomas Newman and Michael Giacchino). The soundtrack also features two original songs from Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, and one original song performed by Birdy and Mumford & Sons.^[17]

To bring some of Scotland's native flavor to the music, Doyle used native Scottish instruments such as bagpipes, solo fiddle, Celtic harps, flutes and the bodhrán, with electronically treated dulcimer and cimbalom to give it more contemporary feel. "I employed many classic Scottish dance rhythms such as reels, jigs and strathspeys, which not only serve the action but keep it authentic," said Doyle.^[17] Doyle had also written a drinking song for King Fergus and was traveling back and forth to Scotland for research. The composer has also been recording “unaccompanied Gaelic psalm singing.”^[18]

All music composed by Patrick Doyle, except as noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Touch the Sky" (Performed by Julie Fowlis)
2.	"Into the Open Air" (Performed by Julie Fowlis)
3.	"Learn Me Right" (Performed by Birdy - with Mumford & Sons)
4.	"Fate and Destiny"
5.	"The Games"
6.	"I Am Merida"
7.	"Remember to Smile"
8.	"Merida Rides Away"
9.	"The Witch's Cottage"
10.	"Song of Mor'du" (Performed by Billy Connolly and Cast)
11.	"Through the Castle"
12.	"Legends Are Lessons"
13.	"Show Us the Way"
14.	"Mum Goes Wild"
15.	"In Her Heart"
16.	"Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)" (Performed by Emma Thompson and Peigi Barker)
17.	"Not Now!"
18.	"Get the Key"
19.	"We've Both Changed"
20.	"Merida's Home"

Video game

A video game based on the film will be published by Disney Interactive Studios on June 19, 2012,^[19] for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC and Nintendo DS.^[20] Another video game is being developed by Behaviour Interactive,^[21] and it will be published by THQ.^[22]

Reception

On April 3, 2012, Pixar screened the first 30 minutes of the movie, and it received a positive reaction by the screeners.^[23]

References

External links

• Official website
• Brave at the Internet Movie Database
• Brave at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Brave at Rotten Tomatoes
• Brave at Metacritic
• Brave at Box Office Mojo

v t e Pixar Feature films Released Toy Story (1995) A Bug's Life (1998) Toy Story 2 (1999) Monsters, Inc. (2001) Finding Nemo (2003) The Incredibles (2004) Cars (2006) Ratatouille (2007) WALL-E (2008) Up (2009) Toy Story 3 (2010) Cars 2 (2011) Upcoming Brave (2012) Monsters University (2013) The Good Dinosaur (2014) Untitled Pixar Movie that Takes You Inside the Mind (2015) Dia de los Muertos themed movie (2015) Shorts Original Luxo Jr. (1986) Red's Dream (1987) Tin Toy (1988) Knick Knack (1989) Geri's Game (1997) For the Birds (2000) Boundin' (2003) One Man Band (2005) Lifted (2006) Presto (2008) Partly Cloudy (2009) Day & Night (2010) La Luna (2011) Feature-related Mike's New Car (2002) Jack-Jack Attack (2005) Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) Your Friend the Rat (2007) BURN-E (2008) Dug's Special Mission (2009) Hawaiian Vacation (2011) Small Fry (2011) Short series Cars Toons (2008–) Toy Story Toons (2011–) Franchises Toy Story (1995–) Cars (2006–) Associated productions The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984) 1906 (TBA) Compilations Tiny Toy Stories (1996) Pixar Short Films Collection – Volume 1 (2007) Documentaries The Pixar Story (2007) Products Pixar Image Computer RenderMan Marionette People John Lasseter Edwin Catmull Steve Jobs Alvy Ray Smith Jim Morris Pete Docter Andrew Stanton Brad Bird Lee Unkrich Gary Rydstrom Brenda Chapman Brad Lewis Bob Peterson Joe Ranft Mark Andrews Doug Sweetland Ronnie del Carmen Dan Scanlon See also List of Pixar characters List of Pixar awards and nominations (feature films shorts) List of Pixar film references Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (The Adventure Begins) Lucasfilm Animation Circle 7 Animation A Computer Animated Hand

v t e John Lasseter Directed Feature films Toy Story (1995) A Bug's Life (1998) Toy Story 2 (1999) Cars (2006) Cars 2 (2011) Short films Luxo Jr. (1986) Red's Dream (1987) Tin Toy (1988) Knick Knack (1989) Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) Tokyo Mater (2008) Produced Feature films Monsters, Inc. (2001) Spirited Away (2002) Finding Nemo (2003) The Incredibles (2004) Howl's Moving Castle (2005) Meet the Robinsons (2007) Ratatouille (2007) WALL-E (2008) Tinker Bell (2008) Bolt (2008) Up (2009) Ponyo (2009) Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) The Princess and the Frog (2009) Toy Story 3 (2010) Tales from Earthsea (2010) Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) Tangled (2010) Cars 2 (2011) Winnie the Pooh (2011) The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) Brave (2012) Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Secret of the Wings (2012) Planes (2013) Monsters University (2013) Short films Luxo Jr. (1986) Geri's Game (1997) For the Birds (2000) Mike's New Car (2002) Jack-Jack Attack (2005) One Man Band (2006) Lifted (2006) Your Friend the Rat (2007) How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) Presto (2008) Glago's Guest (2008) BURN-E (2008) Super Rhino (2008) Partly Cloudy (2009) Dug's Special Mission (2009) Day & Night (2010) Hawaiian Vacation (2011) The Ballad of Nessie (2011) Small Fry (2011) Television Cars Toons (2008-present) Prep & Landing (2009) Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010) Pixie Hollow Games (2011) Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) Other Lady and the Lamp (1979) Nitemare (1980) The Fox and the Hound (1981) Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) The Brave Little Toaster (1987) Porco Rosso (2005) The Muppets (2011) Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios Pixar DisneyToon Studios

v t e Billy Connolly Selected filmography Indecent Proposal (1993) Pocahontas (voice only) (1995) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Mrs. Brown (1997) Paws (voice only) (1997) Still Crazy (1998) The Debt Collector (1999) The Boondock Saints (1999) Beautiful Joe (2000) The Man Who Sued God (2001) White Oleander (2002) The Last Samurai (2003) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Fido (2006) Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) Open Season (voice only) (2006) The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) Open Season 2 (voice only) (2008) The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) Gulliver's Travels (2010) The Ballad of Nessie (2011) Brave (voice only) (2012) "World Tours" World Tour of Scotland (1994) World Tour of Australia (1996) World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales (2002) World Tour of New Zealand (2004) "Musical Tours" Musical Tour of Scotland (1995) Musical Tour of New Zealand (2004)