No more Reese Witherspoon on Brave?

by **Leirin** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:28 pm

We were told for years Reese would be playing Princess Merida (the main character of Brave), now sources are claiming Kelly Macdonald will be voicing her. I haven't even been able to find anything from Reese on the switch. Does anyone have more information?

by **definedancing** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:32 pm

It's strange coz according to IMBD, Reese is still voicing Merida, and theres nothing about Kelly MacDonald taking up the role. Either way, I think the film will be great, but your right, it's odd theres no other news or conformation about the switch.

by **Reaper052** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:49 pm

definedancing wrote:It's strange coz according to IMBD, Reese is still voicing Merida, and theres nothing about Kelly MacDonald taking up the role. Either way, I think the film will be great, but your right, it's odd theres no other news or conformation about the switch.

IMBD is not a valid source of info on movies not yet released. Remember before Toy Story 3, when they listed like five actors for twitch?

by **Leirin** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:36 pm

Yeah, I first saw it tweeted by Chris Chua, who is working on Brave, and Wikipedia now reflects the change.

by **bits&pieces** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:45 pm

entertainment weekly also mentioned this in an article this morning which included new concept art, so. i'm ~guessing it's true.

unless someone here already mentioned that then i feel lame. D:

by **tribefan695** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:48 pm

Yeah, EW confirmed it themselves. Witherspoon's gone and Kelly Macdonald's taking over due to "scheduling issues"

by **bryanbmp** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:10 pm

the information was oficially given today, it didn't give IMDB enough time to update the new voice cast, however sometimes they are wrong on their information

by **Leirin** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:24 pm

All very interesting.

Y'know, it'd be pretty funny if they kept Witherspoon - then Pixar's first female lead would have the same voice as Dreamwork's first female lead!

by **ellie-jessie-eve** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:55 am

I'm glad that they're having a Scottish actress voice Merida.

by **woody** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:08 pm

yeah, when they first announced that Reese was going to voice Merieda I thought it was kinda strange. I've never seen Kelly MacDonald in anything, but at least she's scottish, right? :lol:

by **IncredigirlVirginia** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:11 pm

This kind of makes me sad. Authenticity is great, but part of me wanted Reese in a Disney or Pixar movie. I have no interest in this Scottish whatsername other than the fact that she's in a Pixar movie.

by **ellie-jessie-eve** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:37 pm

woody wrote:yeah, when they first announced that Reese was going to voice Merieda I thought it was kinda strange. I've never seen Kelly MacDonald in anything, but at least she's scottish, right?

Exactly! Why would they have Reese voice this ancient Scottish princess when they're perfectly good Scottish actresses out there? I'm sorry, but if I'm going to a film about let's say a Mexican in Mexico, I'd rather hear a Mexican accent then an Irish one. Same concept!

by **Lover_of_Fiction** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:59 pm

A Disney princess with a Scottish accent...that's different.

by **IncredigirlVirginia** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:25 pm

But it sort of makes sense, since she's from Scotland.

by **Reaper052** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:50 pm

IncredigirlVirginia wrote:But it sort of makes sense, since she's from Scotland.

Its a pretty obvious decision, and it will make the character more distinctive.

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