Pixar's 'Brave' to play at Dolby Theatre for L.A. Film Fest
Pixar's Brave will have its world première June 18 at the newly renamed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood as part of the L.A. Film Festival.
The screening of the animated film about a rebellious princess will be the first première at the 3,400-seat venue that hosts the Academy Awards since Dolby signed a 20-year deal taking over the naming rights from Kodak this spring.
Brave, which will hit theatres nationwide on June 22, tells the story of Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), a teenage girl who is handy with a bow and arrow and crowned with a mane of red curls. In the Scotland-set adventure directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, Merida defies her parents, King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson) and disregards an ancient custom, inadvertently setting off a disaster in the kingdom.
“With a spirited heroine and enchanting setting in the ancient Scottish Highlands, Brave represents some exciting firsts for Pixar,” said Walt Disney Studios marketing president Ricky Strauss in a statement. “We are proud that the world première of Brave will serve as the inaugural première at the new Dolby Theatre as part of the L.A. Film Festival, a fitting way to launch Merida’s extraordinary adventure.”
An additional gala screening of Brave will be held on June 19 at Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live downtown for L.A. Film Festival pass and ticket holders.
On June 17, the festival will hold a panel called “Women of Wonder – A Celebration of Women in Animation” on the challenges and accomplishments of women in the animation industry. Panelists will include Kristine Belson (executive producer of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon), Karen Rupert Toliver (20th Century Fox Animation’s vice president of production), Katharine Sarafian (producer of Brave) and Michelle Murdocca (producer of Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania).
“We are thrilled to present the world première of Brave, a beautiful adventure story, to our L.A. Film Fest audience,” festival director Stephanie Allain said in a statement. “As Disney/Pixar’s first film with a female protagonist, it fits perfectly with our celebration of women in animation programming we’ll be holding during the festival.”
The L.A. Film Festival runs June 14-24 in downtown Los Angeles.
Source: L A Times
New clip from Pixar's Brave online
With about one more month until the film's release, Disney•Pixar has released a new clip from Brave which you can watch using the player below. The animated adventure features the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane.
Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In Brave, a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.
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