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Brenda Chapman No Longer Directing “Brave”

Oct 27, 2010 12:09

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As you may already know, Pixar’s upcoming film Brave has undergone a big change. Originally titled “The Bear and the Bow,” Brave has garnered attention for being Pixar’s first film to visit the world of knights and princesses that was once Disney’s turf, for being the first Pixar film with a female main character, and for its director, Brenda Champan. Chapman has an impressive animation resume, including story work on films such as The Little Mermaid, Beuaty and the Beast, The Lion King, Chicken Run, and Cars and a turn in the director’s chair on DreamWorks’ Prince of Egypt. In fact, I was just admiring her lovely storyboarding when I was reading Tale As Old As Time. But what was really drawing attention to Brenda Champman’s role as director of Brave was that she was the first woman to direct a Pixar film. Or she would have been, had she not been replaced as director by story artist Mark Andrews, a move that reportedly became official sometime in the last two weeks.

Thoughts on Pixar\’s decision under the cut

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