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Unsurprisingly, Disney Says It’s Not Backing Down on That Merida Redesign

by Susana Polo | 2:41 pm, May 16th, 2013

The recently controversial redesign Disney’s done in order to induct Merida of Brave into the canon of their other princesses isn’t the first time Disney has done a sparklier, cleaner, trimmer version of their princesses. But it’s caused particular backlash in part because Merida represented a different kind of femininity than most of her other princess counterparts.

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Normal Looking ’70s Beast and ?? Wolverine in ?? X-Mansion What Even

by Susana Polo | 5:00 pm, May 14th, 2013

If X-Men: Days of Future Past doesn’t just have time travel elements, but full on time travel shenanigans, I’m all for it. (MTV Splash Page)

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Sock It To 'Em Ada

Original Brave Director Brenda Chapman Chimes In On Merida’s Redesign. Spoiler: She Hates It

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:25 am, May 13th, 2013

“I think it is atrocious!!!… Since I am no longer with the company, I’m sure they could care less what I think on the matter. But they have betrayed the essence of what we were trying to do with Merida—give young girls and women a better stronger role model. She’s strong inside and out—she’s not just a simpering pretty face waiting around for romance! She was created to turn that whole ideal on it’s [sic] head! Oh yeah… that’s why I created her… they’re just in it for the money… not the integrity. They don’t care what message they send about women, as long as it makes them a buck.” — Brenda Chapman on Disney’s Merida redesign.

I don’t object to anything she says here… but should Disney being in it for the money, as opposed to the artistic integrity, really come as a surprise? Granted, Merida is Chapman’s baby, so she has every right to be angry. But I’d say the problem is less in Merida specifically than in how Disney presents their princesses in general. Regardless of how they appear in the movies, the “official public image” of the characters are all kind of shiny and generic (a “simpering pretty face”), and Merida is but one part of that.

Though she may be a more important part, because Merida was so different from most other Disney princesses to begin with. What do you think?

(via: Boing Boing)

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Official Merida and Queen Elinor Cosplayers Give Us Mother’s Day Feels

by Rebecca Pahle | 5:28 pm, May 12th, 2013

Yesterday saw Brave‘s Merida officially crowed as the 11th Disney Princess at a ceremony that marked the first appearance of Official Disney Cosplay Queen Elinor. (Inside the Magic)

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Pretty Pretty Princess

What Do You Think of Merida’s Disney Redesign?

by Rebecca Pahle | 2:25 pm, May 1st, 2013

On May 11th Brave‘s Merida will be officially crowned as the 11th Disney Princess, the impact of which is that Disney will be selling more stuff with her on it, I guess? Anyway. Along with the “coronation ceremony,” to be held at Walt Disney World, Merida’s gotten a new redesign, which will be used on merch along with the 3D version.

For comparison, two pictures of the original Merida (one with each of the dresses her new outfit is based on) is behind the jump. What do you think of the new version? I wish they’d kept to her non-ceremonial dress, but the tartan’s a nice touch.

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where does he get those wonderful toys

Funko POP! Merida Wants To Let Her Vinyl Hair Flow in the Wind As She Rides Through the Glen Firing Arrows Into the Sunset

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:36 am, April 17th, 2013

… and to stay single, of course.

Check out POP!’s versions of Carl from Up and the Rocketeer (Heh. POP! Rocketeer.) under the jump.

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Bear Time

Mom With Triplets Does Obvious Cosplay – Merida’s Brothers

by Jill Pantozzi | 2:22 pm, March 29th, 2013

It’s not often triplets find a suitable family costume so when one mom saw Pixar’s Brave featured three brothers, she knew it was only a matter of time before she’d dress her boys up. On her blog Three at Once she says she spent a month making their costumes for a Halloween trip to Disneyland. “The whole night the boys loved the attention they were getting for their costumes and it was nice to have them dressed as Disney characters,” she says. “All night they insisted on saying hi to all of the little girls dressed as Merida saying ‘it’s our sister.’”

(Three at Once via /Film)

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Mondo’s Brave Poster

by Susana Polo | 5:04 pm, February 26th, 2013

Mondo, you strain our wallets and our wall space. This one is by Mouse Guard creator David Petersen!

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Oh Hollywood

Here’s Who Won At Last Night’s Oscars. Besides William Shatner, That Is.

by Rebecca Pahle | 10:59 am, February 25th, 2013

Django Unchained, two for you. Life of Pi? Four for you, Life of Pi. You go, Life of Pi. Jennifer Lawrence? Do we have a Jennifer Lawrence here? Here you go, one for you… and none for The Hobbit‘s dwarf beards, byeeee!

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It's A World of Laughter A World of Tears

Disney Employees Bravely Attempt Merida’s Accent [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 6:00 pm, February 23rd, 2013

Brave is up for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year at the Academy Awards tomorrow night and to celebrate, Disney decided to get silly. They asked a few of their Disney Interactive employees to attempt Merida’s Scottish accent. I think you can guess how that went.

(via Oh My Disney)

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