I think that's a part of the smart planning of this film, and also, if you're going to make a film about Scotland it's probably a good idea to have Scottish people in it. I sort of channeled that painfully shy young boy that I was. Ferguson: When the name Pixar is on the offer, it's not really an offer. McKidd: I started as Young MacGuffin, and that took a while because they wanted Young MacGuffin to be that kind of character that nobody can understand a word he says because his accent is so thick. Apart from acting, till date, he has also been on the director’s chair of “Grey’s Anatomy” for 22 episodes, since his first directorial debut in the “Don’t Deceive Me (Please Don’t Go)” episode of Season 7. On being part of a Scotland-set story starring Pixar’s first female lead: Kevin McKidd: The film was very well formed by the time that I joined it. On whether there’s a Scottish network of creative types within Hollywood: Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”), Craig Ferguson (“The Late Late Show”) and Kevin McKidd (“Grey’s Anatomy”) gave PopcornBiz a roguish, broguish earful about bringing the tones of the bonnie homeland to “Brave.” On working with their natural accents: ( Log Out /  Ferguson: Disney is so powerful that Kelly no longer owns her own voice, and so as she speaks to you now she begins to owe the Disney corporation money. On working with Pixar: Copyright © 2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Scottish accents in Hollywood aren’t just limited to Sean Connery’s masculine rolling r’s or the late James Doohan’s faux-brogue anymore. Showing all 11 items Jump to: Photos (7) Quotes (4) Photos . Kelly Macdonald: I'm Scottish and I've read things that have said I have a terrible Scottish accent. Ferguson: It’s the Scotch-a Nostra. The album was released on June 15, 2012, in aid of Save the Children. However, when the pain became unbearable, he revealed the injury to Marshall, after which he was replaced with Jason Statham. Ferguson: They kind of know what they're doing. He was doing a session when I first went in to read for this part. Kevin was too happy to work in the movie “Brave,” lending the voice to Lord MacGuffin as well as Young MacGuffin, as he was able to use his natural Scottish accent in a movie, after so many years. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. So we'd do Lord MacGuffin in the morning, because I'd just woken up and my voice was [gruff] like that, and then we'd do Young MacGuffin after lunch. Macdonald: Attention to detail is not my strong point and it totally passed my by that I was going to the first female protagonist in a Pixar movie until quite recently, really until I started doing interviews. ( Log Out /  I'd seen English actors pretend to be Scottish. Great Scots Put Accent On Fun in ‘Brave' Craig Ferguson, Kelly Macdonald and Kevin McKidd bring their brogues intact to animated tale of ancient Scotland. They make films about fish and toys and robots, and there are some really strong female characters in those films, in 'The Incredibles' and Jessie from 'Toy Story.' During the filming of his movie “Dog Soldiers,” he happened to crack a rib within just a few days. Billy had just been in doing a session before me and before I knew what happened I was around his neck like a monkey. Macdonald: I hurled myself at Billy Connolly. It's more of a summons. So we'd do Lord MacGuffin in the morning, because I'd just woken up and my voice was [gruff] like that, and then we'd do Young MacGuffin after lunch. He initiated a Scottish folk music album “The Speyside Sessions” recorded in 2011/12 on Hogmanay in Elgin, with his old school friends being the major contributors. All rights reserved. That's why I became an actor. On working with Pixar: I'm kind of glad that I didn't know while I was doing it because it would've been a lot of pressure, but I don't think that I've personally watched a Pixar movie and felt wronged in that there wasn't a female protagonist. Ferguson: When the name Pixar is on the offer, it's not really an offer. On fellow “Brave” voice actor, comedian and Scottish icon Billy Connolly: I channeled myself as a young [boy] because I was a very, very painfully shy boy. People don't know. Billy had just been in doing a session before me and before I knew what happened I was around his neck like a monkey.

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