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The Legend of Mor'du (2012)

The Legend of Mor'du poster
Directed by
Brian Larsen
Genre
fantasy
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
G
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 174 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short tells the backstory of a prince whose greed and ambition lead him to a magical encounter with a witch. She turns him into a monstrous bear, setting the stage for the events in the main film.

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What happens

The Legend of Mor'du is a 2012 Pixar short attached to the Blu-ray and DVD release of Brave. It gives in-depth background about the film's villain, an evil, greedy prince as told by the eccentric witch who transformed him into the monstrous bear that he is in the film. The film combines traditional animation and computer animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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