So... they want to remake another classic movie. Not cool.
I don't see anyone remaking Star Wars... although they kind of did with the first Daisy Ridley movie. Remake without calling it a remake.
Like many movies of that era, I have the comic book adaptation, and the DVD in my collection. I might pick it up again to remind myself of the fun.
It sounds like a direct sequel really. 35 years is too long of a gap though, honestly. Would have been fun 30 years ago.