Exclusive: Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald Talk About Pixar’s BRAVE at D23

At this weekend’s D23 (essentially Disney’s Comic-Con), I got to speak with Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald about Pixar’s Brave.  In the upcoming animated film arriving June 22^nd, 2012, Macdonald plays an unruly daughter and an accomplished archer who defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom.  McKidd plays one of the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin.

During the interview, they talked about being at D23, who they play in Brave and what it’s about, how Brave is the first Pixar movie with a female protagonist and what that means, how the movie has changed during the recording process, and I also got in a question about the second season of Boardwalk Empire.  Hit the jump to watch.

Finally, I’m going to be posting a lot more video interviews from D23, so make sure to keep checking back.

Kevin McKidd and Kelly Macdonald

• How are they enjoying the D23 experience so far
• :25 – How Brave is the first time Pixar has a female lead. Macdonald talks about how she got cast and what the recording process has been like so far.
• 1:20 – They talk about their characters and what the film is about
• 2:25 – How has the film changed during the recording process
• 3:05 – Boardwalk Empire talk
• 3:35 – At the end I had to tell McKid I’m a huge fan of Journeyman and Rome.