Edinburgh will be the movie capital of the world on June 30 when it hosts the European
premiere of Disney Pixar’s latest animated blockbuster, Brave. And
it’s only fitting, since spectacular fairytale Brave is set in Scotland and
features the voices of Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson, Kevin McKidd and
Kelly Macdonald.
Alex
Salmond announced yesterday that Brave, tipped to be as big as Pixar classics
Toy Story and Finding Nemo, will get its first European screening when it
closes the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Its
Scots audience will see it just eight days after its premiere in the States and
nearly three weeks before the rest of the UK.
The
First Minister said Brave was the most high-profile film ever to have a
Scottish theme.
He said
the premiere would be “an immense opportunity” to boost Scottish tourism and
business, and he forecast that Brave would raise awareness of Scotland all over
the world.
VisitScotland
have already teamed up with Disney in a £7million campaign – the biggest in the
tourism agency’s history – to use the film to promote Scotland as a
destination.
Brave
tells the story of Princess Merida, voiced by Trainspotting star Kelly, who
defies an ancient custom and unleashes chaos in the kingdom.
Billy
Connolly plays her dad, King Fergus, with Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor. Robbie
and Craig as two nobles, and Julie Walters as a wise woman who advises the
young princess.
Brave is the latest in a string of major movies to
feature Scotland. Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig, Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry
have all filmed here in recent months.
Source: Daily Record
Also reported by BBC
Official Brave Site Updated with New Character Downloads
Disney•Pixar
has updated the official site for Brave with new character profiles that include downloads for
desktops and mobile devices. You can grab them by clicking here or on the image
below!
Source: Coming Soon
Anna
Karenina
Focus Features will release Anna Karenina in the U.S. on November 9, a couple months after the September UK
release.
Jude
Law, Aaron Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Domhnall Gleeson,
Alicia Vikander, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, and Ruth Wilson also star in
the adaptation of Anna Karenina, directed by Joe Wright (Atonement).
Here’s the official synopsis:
The story unfolds in its original
late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the
capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between
adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Knightley)
questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community.
Source: Collider
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