The Disney Princesses are emblazoned on clothing, bedding, dolls, straight-to-DVD films, MP3 players, theme park attractions and a laundry list of other brandable consumer products, over 25,000 in ...

For one Pixar princess named Merida, that is exactly what she sets out to do. Fans first met Merida in 2012, with the release of Pixar’s award-winning film, Brave.

But there's a lot that isn't good about Brave, too, or at least that's woefully conventional by Pixar standards. Beyond the strong core relationship between Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), the ...

Fast-forwarding to 2012's Brave, Merida enters herself into an archery contest (and wins, because she's the best archer in the land) to escape a marriage arranged by her dad and his allies.

To date, Pixar has only gone to the princess well once via the 2012 film "Brave." There, the focus is on the headstrong young redhead Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald.

From "Brave" -- Merida, the film’s young headstrong Scottish princess character (image: Disney/Pixar) When it comes to cartoons churned out by Hollywood in recent years, it’s mostly been a ...

These brave, kind-hearted heroines remind us to follow our dreams and stay true to ourselves. To learn which favorite Disney princesses are actually not that popular among adults, 24/7 […] ...

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Merida? Disney Provokes Outrage By Tarting Up “Brave” Hero The director of Brave and about 160,000 others have protested the cosmetic changes to Merida.

From "Brave" -- Merida, the film’s young headstrong Scottish princess character (image: Disney/Pixar) Aside from a handful of notable animated heroines — Ariel (“The Little Mermaid ...