Q 01/05

Which Scottish actress voices Merida in Brave?

A) Karen Gillan

B) Shirley Henderson

C) Rose Leslie

D) Kelly Macdonald

Answer · why

D) Kelly Macdonald

She was a late replacement, announced in 2011, after the originally cast American star dropped out over scheduling.

Q 02/05

Which actress was originally cast as the voice of Merida before scheduling conflicts intervened?

A) Anne Hathaway

B) Amy Adams

C) Reese Witherspoon

D) Emma Stone

Answer · why

C) Reese Witherspoon

She joined the cast in 2010 alongside Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters, who all stayed on.

Q 03/05

What was Brave's working title when Pixar first announced it in April 2008?

A) Merida of DunBroch

B) The Highland Princess

C) The Bear and the Bow

D) The Wisps

Answer · why

C) The Bear and the Bow

Brenda Chapman drew the story from her relationship with her own daughter and became Pixar's first female feature director.

Q 04/05

Who replaced Brenda Chapman as director of Brave in October 2010 after creative disagreements?

A) Pete Docter

B) Andrew Stanton

C) Lee Unkrich

D) Mark Andrews

Answer · why

D) Mark Andrews

Chapman called the news devastating but kept a directing credit and went on to share the Oscar, becoming the first woman to win Best Animated Feature.

Q 05/05

Brave was the first Pixar film to have what kind of lead character?

A) A non-human protagonist

B) An adult protagonist

C) A villain protagonist

D) A female protagonist

Answer · why

D) A female protagonist

Merida is also the first character in the Disney Princess line to come from Pixar.