The methodical push to keep a slow simmering but growing interest in movies is standard marketing fare and another dose of it has surfaced, this time from Pixar. The company has let loose with several new stills from their June 2012 release of Brave, their next original property from the ground up that features a cast that doesn’t have to work too hard to hit the accents just right. We’ve had a few stills before that have been really interesting looking and this one expands the cast a bit. Be sure to check out the teaser trailer from earlier in the year as well.
Plot concept: “Brave” is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Thompson). An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida (Macdonald) one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman (Walters) and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida’s quest – and serving as comic relief – are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin (McKidd), the surly Lord Macintosh (Ferguson), and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall (Coltrane).
[Source: Empire Online]