Tag Archives: Brenda Chapman

Brave Will Close Edinburgh Film Festival!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Greg

Exciting news for Pixar fans in Europe today as it was announced that Brave will close the 2012 Edinburgh Film Festival. Sounds like a perfect match, right? The date looks like July 1st and it will be the European premiere … Continue reading →

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The Pixar Podcast – A Double Dose

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Greg

There’s two new Pixar Podcast episodes for your listening pleasure. Episode #68 is filled with talk about Brave, John Carter and the winner of our contest. Episode #69 is a little less Pixar focused, but there’s some Brad Bird related The Simpsons discussion, … Continue reading →

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Brave: New Poster, Clip and Character Descriptions!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Greg

iTunes debuted a stunning new Brave poster, along with an extended clip from the film. Not to be outdone, the official Brave website released updated character descriptions from Pixar’s 13th feature film. After watching the clip below, I absolutely love … Continue reading →

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Pixar Bytes: Cars 2 Drops, Lewis Leaves Pixar, Brave Plot, etc.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Greg

The Good News? Cars 2 earned more than $26 at the North American box office in its 2nd week. The bad? That’s a 60% drop over the first week’s total and the biggest 2nd week drop ever for a Pixar … Continue reading →

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Brave: 1st Still Leaked!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Greg

Exciting stuff today as the first still from Brave has leaked via a French Disney Facebook fan page (and shared with me by the Animatie Blog) Not sure how they obtained it, but I have a strong feeling you’ll see … Continue reading →

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Brave: Production Art and Casting News!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Greg

There’s no Pixar film that has me more excited than Brave. Entertainment Weekly has unveiled some gorgeous production art and broke the news that Reese Witherspoon is no longer voicing the title character of Princess Merida. Excellent Scottish actress Kelly … Continue reading →

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Update: Brenda Chapman Officially Replaced on Brave

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Greg

Quite a bombshell today if the rumor proves to be true. According to Cartoon Brew, Brenda Chapman, touted as Pixar’s first female director has supposedly been replaced on Pixar’s next original film, Brave. While this is common occurrence with animated … Continue reading →

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Pixar Bytes: Unkrich on Future Pixar, Vanity Fair & More

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Greg

Lee Unkrich talked with both Hollywood.com and Movie Web. Topics include the making of Toy Story 3 and a few tidbits on the Toy Story shorts, Cars 2, Brave (and director Brenda Chapman) and Monsters, Inc. 2. Nothing too earth … Continue reading →

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Bear and the Bow Name Change, TS3 Reaction & Standee!

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Greg

As first reported by Stitch Kingdom, it seems that Brenda Chapman’s The Bear and the Bow maybe changing its name to Brave. This according to recent domain name purchases by Disney.  Brave is fine title as far as I’m concerned. … Continue reading →

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New Pixarian Profile: Brenda Chapman

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Greg

The latest Pixarian addition to the site is Brenda Chapman. Information on one of the first prominent animated female directors is bit scarce, but we should be able to add more details as we get closer to the release of … Continue reading →

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