If you read this blog regularly, you know how having a curly-haired daughter has changed my feelings about hair texture in this world. More specifically, I wish there were more celebration of natural ...

Recently Disney released a redesign of their most recent princess, Merida, from the film Brave, which sexualized her image and placed her more in line with the Disney princesses who came before her.

With the independent, decidedly un-girly Merida, the studio is flipping the script on the traditional fairytale. By Jordan Zakarin Brave Merida with Arrow - H 2012 Where the film carves its own path, ...

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“Sofia the First” is welcoming special guest star, Princess Merida from Disney Pixar’s “Brave.” She will appear on the Oct. 12 episode of the animated series, Disney Junior announced Tuesday. In the ...

Put down your bows and arrows, Brave fans. After more than a week of concern over the changed appearance of our favorite animated redhead, a Disney rep tells EW that there's no cause for alarm: Merida ...

Happy Father’s Day, from Disney/Pixar’s BRAVE. Check out this special piece for all the Dads! Set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney•Pixar’s “Brave” follows the heroic journey ...

The "Boardwalk Empire" actress, who tells THR she didn't have a lot of familiarity with Disney princesses, voices Pixar’s first heroine in the upcoming Disney film. By Rebecca Ford Kelly Macdonald, ...

Pixar developed a new software to animate Merida's hair in Brave, creating a realistic and iconic look for the character. The animation team studied real-life curly hair to ensure the hair movements ...

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Technically and visually, "Brave" is up to Pixar's exalted standards. The curly red hair of the heroine is rendered with unusual specificity and naturalness, and the animators convey character through ...