I always thought that the wearing of the green was associated with Ireland, rather than Scotland. Well, even though Hollywood Boulevard was clad in a green carpet ...
Photo by Jim Hill
... Last night was obviously a Scottish-themed celebration. Which officially kicked off as the Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band paraded in, playing "Scotland the Brave."
This was the moment when the thousands of tourists who were on the ground ...
... as well as the dozen or so who were looking down from above ...
... pulled out their cameras and/craned their necks, hoping to catch a glimpse of the dozens of celebrities who came out to Hollywood's recently renamed Dolby Theatre to take part in the world premiere of "Brave."
As you might expect, a lot of the vocal talent associated with this new Pixar Animation Studios release worked the green carpet last night. Among the people who put in appearances were Craig Ferguson (who voiced Lord Macintosh in this movie) ...
... "Grey's Anatomy" star Kevin McKidd (who provides the voice for Lord MacGuffin as well as his son, Young MacGuffin) ...
... the voice of Merida herself, Kelly Macdonald of "Boardwalk Empire" fame ...
... as well as the voice of Young Merida, Peigi Barker.
And as you might expect, Pixar good luck charm John Ratzenberger (who is making his 13th appearance in a Pixar project in this production, in which he voices Gordon, the castle herald) put in an appearance on the green carpet last night.
As did "Brave" 's director and producer, Mark Andrews & Katherine Sarafian.
It was also nice to see folks like Bella Thorne from the Disney Channel hit series, "Shake It Up!" ...
... as well as Chris Harrison, the host of ABC's popular reality series, "The Bachelorette" ...
... not to mention veteran Pixarians like Brad Bird (director of "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille") & Enrico Casarosa (the director of Pixar's latest short, "La Luna") turn out to show their support for "Brave."
Mind you, no one at last night's event went as far as Kevin Nealon went to show his support for Pixar's latest feature. This "Saturday Night Live" veteran actually walked the length of the press line clad in a Merida-red wig.
But after all the interviews were given, all the autographs were signed and all of the photos were taken, it was actually time for "Brave" 's world premiere. The principals -- including Disney CEO Bob Iger and Ed Catmull, president of Walt Disney & Pixar Animation Studios -- all gathered for one final photo op right in front of the Dolby Theatre ...
... before then heading inside to see "La Luna" and "Brave" up on the big screen.
Somehow, I knew Mr. Catmull would have fantastic legs.
They should have had a tartan carpet!