{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7a01c9e5-3627-4113-bb75-a1162bceb72d/64c909b40be00500113c5711?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"FT Edit presents: Disney struggles to revive the magic","description":"<p>For the next few weeks, we will be bringing you some of our most popular articles from the FT Edit app.</p><p><br></p><p>Elemental, the new movie from Pixar studios, recently disappointed at the box office.</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode, Chris Grimes, the FT’s Los Angeles correspondent, takes us inside Disney, the owner of Pixar, and asks whether it can regain its creative crown after a few years of concentrating on lucrative sequels to its existing franchises and on its streaming business,&nbsp;Disney+.&nbsp;It has been a long time since&nbsp;<em>Toy Story</em>, and critics are fretting that Pixar has lost its touch. Even Marvel, which was reliably turning out annual blockbusters, has stumbled recently with the likes of&nbsp;<em>Ant-Man</em>. Chris wrote this article shortly after the release of&nbsp;<em>Elemental</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can also find this story in FT Edit, an iPhone app that gives you a taste of the very best of FT journalism. After a month’s free trial, it is 99p or 99 cents a month for the next six months. Try it out if you want the best global politics, analysis and opinion pieces.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/GB/app/id1574510369?mt=8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FT Edit</a>.</p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}