Turning Red might be Pixar’s biggest gamble to date

Although Pixar is known for turning out plenty of original films, the 2010s felt like a push-and-pull with that idea, featuring seven sequels to existing properties and only four original movies. So far in the 2020s, though, the company has gone four for four with original ideas, with Onward, Soul, Luca, and its latest, Turning Red. The film, directed by Domee Shi and written by Shi and Julia Cho, might just be Pixar’s biggest gamble…