![]() THR: Since it was always changing, did you get to have any input into the story, or your characters? Certain things change, young MacGuffin was going to be the one was going to be the one Merida picks, but that changed eventually because they decided it was more interesting to keep her free and single to keep her mother and bury the hatchet. McKidd: The main thrust of the story: a mother and a daughter and mother’s power struggle and a mother and daughter’s relationship as they struggle with their own opinions, always been the heart. THR: So what did they initially tell you? They’ve very inclusive and want your input, especially being a real Scotsman, I think they really wanted that authenticity. You do some lines, you go away fo r12 months at a time, they animate, and a few months later you get a phone all saying more lines. The bare bones is there from the outset, you get talked through a rough idea of that finished story is going to be but that certainly changes as that goes forward. You never get an entire script because a script is being workshopped and developed, as the animation happened the story happens. ![]() McKidd: It’s a slow process, you get pages. THR: So did you say yes right away? Or did they send you a script? I love Pixar movies, I’ve been a fan for a long time, I’m a fan of Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson and all those guys and it seemed like a no brainer really, to accept. ![]() That was four years ago – these movies take a long time to be built up. One day I’m washing my car or whatever and one day I get a one call saying they want you to do a voice in a Pixar movie. THR: How did you get involved in the film? McKidd spoke by phone with THR about his role in the film, as well as several other projects, including the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.
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