>>103291908Think about it for one second.
You run a company, you make films, you share one franchise with another studio for mutual benefits and shared profits while you make a spin-off.
Uh-oh, spin-off bombed, you're out of money, which makes more sense:
One lump sum of money you'll burn through in two years tops, or taking more control of that franchise back so you can control the profits indefinitely and have a reliable source of income?