it's all a cash grab. hollywood doesn't want to shell out the money for a new franchise that could flop, so they're going to strip whatever was big or had a cult following in order to profit from it. there are tons of great ideas out there, they're just too chickenshit to take a chance. you'd think after the success of avatar, they'd be really interested in making more original ideas because there are tons of amazing screenplays out there that could be huge if they gave them a chance but since they're doing nothing but playing it safe, we all have to endure this shit.