It's Not Just Disney ...

... making live-action from animated properties.

1980s sci-fi anime series Robotech is being fast-tracked for the big screen by Sony.

The studio acquired rights to the toon with an eye on developing it as a worldwide franchise. Gianni Nunnari and Mark Canton are producing from Michael Gordon’s script. Doug Belgrad, Michael De Luca and Matthew Milam are overseeing. ...

I guess it's better than doing big screen, live-action remakes of Circus Boy and Sky King, but can't these heirs to Sam Goldwyn, Darryl Zanuck and Harry Cohn come up with original properties once in a while?

No, I guess not.