• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      1 year 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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        1 year 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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          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.