Why would he get more work? Did they not see Picard?

Unoriginal people and companies are going to look for every possible franchise and brand to revive and milk as we hit peak capitalism and before they start crumbling.

Why remake movies that are already good?

You know, I'd almost rather they just cgi the hell out of the original.

There's no way they'll do the same script, and that's the part that worked. The cast carried the right tone, and no amount of remaking is going to top that part. So just update any flawed effects and release it as a special event.

Mirab, with sails unfurled.

I just re-watched that film. It’s kinda hokey by today’s moviemaking standards. However, it’s a fantastic story and a good script. Nobody could do better than Louis Gossett jr’s (who I didn’t know just passed away this March?! Damn.) Jeriba, and Quaid’s character changing from xenophobic racist to the one who helps bring peace to the war.

They made a huge book, The Enemy Papers that was a great read, too.

Anyway, I wouldn’t expect a remake to either be a) any good, or b) follow the old movie. Like everything they remake the new director and scriptwriters put their own take on things. And unfortunately when you insist on a new vision for something it means you’re deliberately diverging from what the essence of the original was all about. So no, I wouldn’t expect the remake to be any good. Probably big budget on sets, but skip good character development and writing.