59 Black Irish (media.kotakuinaction2.win) posted 1 year ago by SupremeReader 1 year ago by SupremeReader +61 / -2 26 comments download share 26 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
I'm sure their thought process didn't go beyond: "The Lord of the Rings has Hobbits, so we need to have Hobbits".
I believe it.
Studios think that audiences are idiots who need to be constantly reminded that derivative works are a part of the same universe that spawned them (Looking at you Rogue One, with your continuous shout-outs to the original Star Wars).