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    8 months ago

    Recycling scripts and dragging 80 year old actors out of retirement makes for cheaper SEO and a higher gross from millennials/boomers.

    New shit is risky, which means lower yield into the next quarter.

    Also, copywriter/contract laws require media to use it or lose it. So you’re going to get an X-Men movie every five years whether you like it or not.

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      48 months ago

      Copyright is NOT use it or lose it. Franchising licensing contracts might occasionally have such terms but that’s not the primary reason, these companies just don’t like risk

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        18 months ago

        Franchising licensing contracts might occasionally have such terms

        X-Men and Spiderman both revert to Marvel if they aren’t used… I want to say every five years.

        Fantastic Four was acquired by Disney in '19, so that one is a moot point.