2019年11月12日 · In 1987, animator Brenda Chapman was the only woman in the story department at Disney. 25 years later, she made Brave. ‘Queens of Animation’ author Nathalia Holt tells her story, and the ...

2022年6月20日 · As she explained to Ms. Magazine in July 2012, Chapman's concept for "Brave" was partially inspired by the affection she carried for old-school fairy tales as well as a passion for Scotland....

2012年7月25日 · Brave, which came out on June 22nd, features a princess, Merida (Kelly Macdonald), who defies traditional gender roles and refuses to marry her potential suitors. The film features Pixar’s first woman protagonist and was Pixar’s first feature directed by a woman director, Brenda Chapman.

2012年8月15日 · In an essay for a larger New York Times feature about women's perpetual underrepresentation in all corners of Hollywood, Chapman wrote that the past year and a half had been "a heartbreakingly...

2012年8月18日 · Brave rocked the box office. Its themes of identity, responsibility, and family were equally appealing to boys and girls, adults and children. Its unique characters were memorable and brimming with personality, with pitch-perfect dialogue and solid arcs. And it’s technically brilliant.

2021年9月27日 · Brave is the first Pixar film to credit a woman director, the second to credit a woman with story, and the first to have women credited as screenwriters (in addition to Chapman and two men,...

2012年8月15日 · In an honest and heartfelt essay published in The New York Times, Brenda Chapman — the filmmaker who conceived of Disney Pixar‘s Brave only to be pulled off the project during production ...

2020年11月13日 · She was the first female animator on the storied Pixar Brain Trust (advising on such classics as WALL•E, Up and Toy Story 3) and the first female filmmaker to direct her own feature, The Bear ...

Targeting young adults, the brave movie tells the story of a Scottish princess named Merida who defies tradition by refusing to marry any of her suitors. Her rebellion leads to a disastrous curse that forces her to undertake a quest to undo the spell and repair her relationship with her mother.

2016年10月4日 · Brenda Chapman is one of the biggest female directors currently working in the industry. She was the first woman to direct an animated feature-length film by a major studio. She is...