I think they just wanted us to bring our voices. Kelly Macdonald: What’s interesting, though, is I’m Scottish and I’ve read things that say I’ve got a terrible Scottish accent.įront Row Features: Being Scottish, did you make any suggestions to the animators about your characters?įerguson: The film was pretty well formed by the time I joined it. I think the world is different from the way it was 20 or 30 years ago when regional accents were a very exotic and odd thing. Prior to the film’s world premiere, Ferguson was joined by cast mates Kelly Macdonald, who provides the voice of Merida, a strong-willed Scottish princess who desires nothing more than to control her own destiny, and Kevin McKidd (of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame), who gives voice to two characters: Lord MacGuffin, leader of a Scottish clan and Young MacGuffin, his nearly incomprehensible son, to talk about playing their characters and taking pride in being part of animation history.įront Row Features: Do you feel gratified that this is a cast of people mostly doing their own accents?Ĭraig Ferguson: I think it’s a sign of the times. There’s trust involved.”īesides, says the veteran funnyman, “if you’re going to make a film about Scotland, I think it’s probably a good idea to have Scottish people in it.” It gives you a special feeling, Realizing what these people have done, trusting that they will do it again, that’s really it. They’ve earned that right by what they’ve done. “Pixar requires you (to do this) and you go, otherwise you’re a fool,” he says. He gives voice to Lord Macintosh, the off-kilter leader of a royal highland clan, who wants his son to win the hand of the lovely Princess Merida.įerguson quips that he wasn’t asked to perform the role so much as he was “summoned” by the respected animation house that has produced such award-winning hits as “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles” and “Up.” “People’s ears are much more attuned to authenticity in accents,” says Glasgow native Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’ “Late Late Show.”įerguson is one of a handful of Scottish performers tapped by Pixar to provide their voices in the latest animated feature “Brave,” a colorful action adventure set in medieval Scotland. HOLLYWOOD-Few things annoy the Scots more than hearing non-native speakers mangling their language. (L-R) LORD MacGUFFIN (voiced by Kevin McKidd), LORD DINGWALL (voiced by Robbie Coltrane) and LORD MACINTOSH (voiced by Craig Ferguson) in "BRAVE".
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