He appears in Once Upon a Time, in the episode "The Bear and the Bow". He took part in (unwittingly) hunting down Queen Elinor as a bear form, and was present when she returned to human form.Īt the end of the film, he said goodbye to the other clans, during which he accidently pushed Young Macintosh off the dock. Later, during Merida's speech to the Lords about letting their children decide their own fate, Young MacGuffin admitted to his father how unfair he thought the engagement competition was to them and Merida. He had dinner with Merida's two other suitors, Young Macintosh and Wee Dingwall, but excused himself to join King Fergus' bear-hunt through the castle. During his introduction, he proved his strength by snapping a log with his bare hands, but it was clear that he was uncomfortable being in front of an audience. He speaks in an uncommon Scottish dialect that is incomprehensible to most, so his father must reiterate on his behalf.Īs the oldest son of Lord MacGuffin, Young MacGuffin became one of the three suitors for Princess Merida. Macdonald and McKidd both hail from Scotland, as do other members of the cast such as Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane.Despite his great size and greater strength, Young MacGuffin is a calm, gentle, and very shy lad. It was great to see that the accents had not been dumbed down or faked for the sake of audiences. The footage we were shown during the panel featured (what seemed to be) authentic accents from the actors. The topic of the Scottish accents brings up a nice discussion also. His translator will come in handy for sure! I could sense the comedic level of that character already, as you could literally understand nary a word that came out of his mouth. I think they do the best work around.”ĭuring the Walt Disney Studios panel at D23, McKidd gave the audience a taste of Young MacGuffin’s thick accent.
I’ve been a Pixar fan from the start, so to get to work with them, I’m kind of pinching myself. They just landed on the idea that I should do both voices. His father kind of translates for him on his behalf. He’s a strapping young chap but he can’t be understood by anyone because his Scottish brogue is too thick.
Young MacGuffin is one of the suitors to Merida, Kelly Macdonald’s character, who asks for her hand in marriage. I play Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin. I was at the D23 convention last week in Anaheim, and it was great to see the audience’s reaction. My kids are unbelievably excited that I’m in a Pixar movie. “I’m doing two voices in that movie now, actually. In an interview with MovieWeb, he elaborates on the characters he is voicing: “To be in a Pixar film anyway, is amazing.” “I’m proud of being Scottish and to be involved in a film that’s going to shout from the rooftops that Scotland is an awesome place and has brilliant stories and cool characters… it does mean a lot actually. McKidd briefly spoke about how it is has been working with the studio on a Scotland-based film: “I kind of didn’t realise until quite recently that I was the first female – like way after I’d started my voice recordings and everything,” she laughed. It seems that Macdonald did not realize that she would be playing the first female Pixar lead when she signed up for the job. Read on for some snippets from their interviews!
Additionally, McKidd also spoke with MovieWeb on what it has been like to voice two characters for the animated film. Star Kelly Macdonald, who is voicing main character Merida, and Kevin McKidd, voice of Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin, both spoke with The Press Association about how it has been working on a film made by Pixar. Over the past few days, new interviews have emerged with two of the actors who have substantial roles in Pixar’s upcoming film, Brave.
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