Disney/Pixar released a few pieces of concept art for the princess fairy tale Brave yesterday morning, and they’ve added one more (previewed above) to the pile. Kelly McDonald (Boardwalk Empire) voices Princess Merida, a skilled archer who accidentally sets evil upon the Scottish highlands when she is granted an ill-fated wish. Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane, and Jule Walters comprise the rest of the voice the cast under the direction of Mark Andrews. Brave is scheduled for release on June 22, 2012. See all four images and the official synopsis after the jump.
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Official Synopsis:
The film features Kelly Macdonald as the voice of Merida, a skilled archer and the 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 Wise Woman (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.
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Braveheart for girls
Braveheart for girls and Brendans!
And here I was thinking it was going to be about bears.
But got to say, I wish this film could have come out when I was a kid. Sure there were all the disney princesses, but I never wanted to be them when I was a girl, I wanted to be Han Solo and Robin Hood – not maid marian.
So thank you thank you thank you Pixar for giving the next generation a potential kick-ass girl role-model.