Jessica Chastain portrays Princess Merida for O, The Oprah Magazine

Jessica Chastain has portrayed fictional Scottish Princess Merida from 2012’s animated movie Brave for O, The Oprah Magazine photo shoot.

Jessica Chastain posed for award-winning photographer Annie Leibovitz in Cold Spring, New York.

The image will appear in O, The Oprah Magazine‘s February issue.

Jessica Chastain has portrayed Princess Merida from animated movie Brave for O, The Oprah Magazine photo shoot

Made by Disney-Pixar, Brave is a fairytale featuring a fictional Scottish royal family, bears and a witch.

Merida, a young, flame haired Scottish princess, refuses to conform with traditional rules on marriage and princess-like behavior.

Disney-Pixar has described it as a story about mothers and daughters and families.

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