The Pixar movie opened at No. 1 with $66.7 million, but shares of Disney -- which bought the studio for $7.4 billion in 2006 -- dropped 1.6 percent Monday. By Paul Bond Merida, wonderfully voiced by ...

Overflowing with heart, vibrant color, thrilling adventure, and with a bold new protagonist to add to the Disney canon, Pixar’s “Brave” is a wonderfully unique spin on the classic princess tale.

UPDATE: Disney states that the new look Merida character did not appear on company websites. Disney said in a statement to NBCNews.com that “we routinely use different art styles with our characters ...

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When Disney bought Pixar half a dozen years ago, people wondered what would eventually happen to the upstart studio. If “Brave” provides an answer, it shouldn’t be one that surprises anyone. Because ...

Families and kids of all ages flocked to visit a virtual Scotland in Disney•Pixar’s latest masterpiece, Brave, earning it the top spot at the box office for June 22-24. The heartfelt mother-daughter ...

On May 11th, 2013, Merida – the heroine of Pixar’s Brave – officially became recognised as the eleventh Disney Princess. But before this fictional ceremony could take place some significant revisions ...

For the mobile game version of Pixar’s new movie Brave, Disney looked for help from the developers behind a big iOS hit — Imangi Studios, the creators of Temple Run. Bart Decrem, the former Tapulous ...

Here's why it's the end of the Disney princess and the beginning of the Disney queen. Let me explain. In Frozen we have two protagonists, Anna and Elsa. Anna in some ways fits the typical, ...