First Official (CGI) Image From Pixar’s "Brave"

Disney Pixar France released the first official, film-based image from Disney/Pixar’s "Brave" - Princess Merida, on horseback with her bow drawn. This image is almost identical to the concept artwork that was released a few months ago. This is Pixar’s 13th feature-length film (due out June 22, 2012) and it will be their first fairy tale.

Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida 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 (Julie 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 (Kevin McKidd), the surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson), and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane).

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