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We finally get to see something new from Pixar after their brief trend in making sequels. Pixar’s first original story animation after ‘Toy Story 3′ and ‘Cars 2′, ‘Brave’ will be a princess fairy tale taking place in the Scottish highlands. Some of the talent actors signed to do voices are Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson,  Julie Walters, and of course, John Ratzenberger.

(via Collider) The impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a daughter of royalty, would prefer to make her mark as a great archer. A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father’s kingdom and her mother’s life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark, ancient curse to set things right.

Considering that all we have seen so far is the official logo (pictured above), Pixar has already made a few changes for the film.

1. Originally titled ‘The Bear and the Bow’, Pixar canned it for a simpler title, ‘Brave’. I think I would rather watch Brave over The Bear and the Bow. Good call Pixar.

2. Director Brenda Chapman (The Prince of Egypt) was signed for Brave, but since than she has been dropped for ‘One Man Band’ animated short director, Mark Andrews. No clue why Chapman was dropped. Maybe thats just how Pixar rolls.

3. Originally scheduled to be released during the holidays this year, the release date has been changed from July 22 to July 15th, 2012. Pixar must be “Brave” to go up against Timur Bekmambetov’s ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ that same weekend.

Brave seems to be Pixar’s first attempt at a “princess fairy tale” movie and we” see how it stacks up against Disney’s like ‘Tangled’. I’ll put my money on Pixar.