So, I suggested this dialect from the area of Scotland I'm from - Doric - that my grandfather spoke. 'We started messing about with made up words and that didn't seem to work. 'It took us awhile with the young MacGuffin because no one could understand a word he says because his accent is so thick,' McKidd says. His inspiration for the older MacGuffin was his father because 'he's grumpy and old.' To give the the younger MacGuffin a brogue so thick even other Scots couldn't understand him, McKidd turned to another relative. McKidd came to the project four years ago cast only to be to voice of the young MacGuffin but eventually became the voice of father and son. The Brave Little Toaster, directed by Jerry Rees, was released in 1987 as a Disney independent production.Unfortunately, it was unable to get the same love in the '90s, despite being one of the. 'They were very open to us changing things and giving them different options.' It would be funnier if we said it this way,' McKidd says. 'We would say that we could say it that way, but it would be more natural, and a Scotch person would say it, more like this. The directors counted on the Scottish actors to make sure the dialogue sounded just right. It was fun, but it was also years of work as the roles would be recorded and then re-recorded as the story changed. 'It's just the most fun I've ever had at work,' Macdonald says. The 36-year-old Emmy-nominated actress from 'Boardwalk Empire' loved the project because it's the only way she would ever be able to play a teen in a movie. The search for the right person to voice the young Merida brought first-time voice actor Macdonald to the project. Brave Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy Director(s): Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell (co-director) Actors: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly. 'If you are going to make a film about Scotland, it's probably a pretty good idea to have Scottish people.' With the Internet and YouTube and all the different communication systems that exist in the world, I think people's ears are much more attuned to authenticity in accents now. 'I think the world is different than it was 20, 30 years ago when regional accents were a very exotic and odd thing. 'I think it's a sign of the times,' says Ferguson. In the past, an American actor would try to imitate an accent. This attention to vocal details is a different approach. Other voice actors with Scottish roots include Billy Connolly and Robbie Coltrane. Then there's Kevin McKidd, a native of Elgin, Scotland, who provides the voices for both Lord MacGuffin and his son.

Kelly Macdonald, voice of princess Merida, hails from Glasgow, as does Craig Ferguson, who is the voice of her father, Lord Macintosh. That's because most of the voice talent for this tale of a wee Scottish lass who rebels against her clan's wedding traditions was born in Scotland. REUTERS/Jason RedmondEverything about the new Disney Pixar animated offering 'Brave' sounds right. Cast member Craig Ferguson arrives at the premiere of Disney Pixar's 'Brave' in Hollywood, California.

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