A company's access and ownership of IP's are frequently flaunted to appeal to investors. It hardly matters if the products themselves are good, because there's still a magic value attached to every IP. And even more applicable when factoring in streaming services.

Additionally, using IP's that people have at least heard of makes it easier to market. Even to people who've never seen or read a thing about the original works in said IP. It means there's less money that needs to be spent on marketing as well as at least a decent number of curious and yet gullible customers who'll check it out when it comes out.

When these companies use an IP nowadays, it has fuck all to do with caring one iota about the original story or characters. It's about trying to min-max those profits with just the bare minimum level of investment and effort.

And I suspect it's almost become a sort of ego-serving career game too. A writer who can totally dismiss the original story and rewrite it in a totally different way might bizarrely be seen as somehow more employable in the industry. IE, maybe they'd cater to a studio's whims more, even at the cost of opportunities for good storytelling.

A company's access and ownership of IP's are frequently flaunted to appeal to investors. It hardly matters if the products themselves are good, because there's still a magic value attached to every IP. And even more applicable when factoring in streaming services.

Additionally, using IP's that people have at least heard of makes it easier to market. Even to people who've never seen or read a thing about the original works in said IP. It means there's less money that needs to be spent on marketing as well as at least a decent number of curious and yet gullible customers who'll check it out when it comes out.

When these companies use an IP nowadays, it has fuck all to do with caring one iota about the original story or characters. It's about trying to min-max those profits with just the bare minimum level of investment.

And I suspect it's almost become a sort of ego-serving career game too. A writer who can totally dismiss the original story and rewrite it in a totally different way might bizarrely be seen as somehow more employable in the industry. IE, maybe they'd cater to a studio's whims more, even at the cost of opportunities for good storytelling.