I suspect the missing piece in a lot of cases is hiring writers/artists who are actually fans of the IP and want to do it justice. If you have that to begin with, you don’t need fans to tell you what they want.
As someone who ghost wrote the hottest garbage imaginable for Sony pictures, I can confirm you are 💯% correct. The secret is studios just need to hire someone that gives a shit about the IP they’re writing for. Watts gave a shit about Spiderman, and changed the story to improve his movie (after some good fan insight). Most writer hired guns do NOT give a shit about the IP they are writing for at all. cough Madam Web cough
I suspect the missing piece in a lot of cases is hiring writers/artists who are actually fans of the IP and want to do it justice. If you have that to begin with, you don’t need fans to tell you what they want.
As someone who ghost wrote the hottest garbage imaginable for Sony pictures, I can confirm you are 💯% correct. The secret is studios just need to hire someone that gives a shit about the IP they’re writing for. Watts gave a shit about Spiderman, and changed the story to improve his movie (after some good fan insight). Most writer hired guns do NOT give a shit about the IP they are writing for at all. cough Madam Web cough