Anonymous
Anonymous asked:
Hmm... Judging by the effort, quality and feel of this upcoming film, I keep wondering: Why can't Hasbro make something like this?. This would actually make the much better theatrical MLP: FiM movie than Equestria Girls!. MLP was a bit edgier when the original TV specials came out in the 80's so why can't they do the same for this generation?. They could've made the next Legend of the Guardians for Pete's sake!.My theory for why Equestria Girls was made over something like what we’re doing is because Hasbro attempted to do a theatrical run for the MLP franchise back during the first generation and while it was relatively dark in a lot of places, the film wasn’t a critical or commercial success.
It makes sense that Hasbro would wanna try again but play it a lot more safe despite the immense popularity of FiM. After all, the limited screenings for Equestria Girls seemed targeted towards Bronies since screenings for the movie got a lot of meetups going with meetup groups. But I think its mostly because Hasbro is kind of okay with having the FiM brand be sort of a straight to DVD or TV affair. The success of Equestria Girls, whether you like it or not, kind of showed to Hasbro that there might be an audience for this if they’re willing to put forward the effort.
