To view the video below, skip to time-mark 1:55. Reese Witherspoon was attached to the project for a long time, working on her accent to be. Thanks to Pixar Post Forum user Pixar’s Biggest Fan for sharing this information. We appreciate Reese’s honesty and are happy to know the truth behind the vocal cast switch.

I think we’ve all been there, right? Admitting you’ve failed isn’t a bad thing, sometimes you just need to fail at the moment to know that it’s not a right fit. I tried to do a Scottish accent once, it was bad. In a recent interview (which aired on ITV’s daytime show Lorraine), Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey were promoting their animated film, Sing!, when the discussion of accents came up and Reese shared her exit from a film due to a poor accent performance with a chuckle and some apprehension on her voice. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur.

Looking back, it’s hard to imagine Merida voiced by anyone else, but did you know that she was originally slated to be voiced by Oscar winner, Reese Witherspoon? It wasn’t until March 28, 2011, when EW confirmed Witherspoon’s exit from the film (noting “scheduling issues”) and announced her replacement would be Kelly Macdonald. Pixar’s thirteenth feature film, Brave, featured its first princess voiced by the Scottish actress, Kelly Macdonald.

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