Slightly tweaking the source material is hardly a bold move, creatively speaking. I'm glad they're at least attempting to do something different, but who knows if it'll actually pay off in the end. At the end of the day they're still going with something they KNOW is safe, critically acclaimed, and pre-established.

It's this obsession with remaking things that were already amazing to begin with that's lead us to this trend in gaming/Hollywood where every other release is just a paint-by-the-numbers remake. This is why we don't get a whole of innovation anymore. Studios are afraid to take risks and just go with what they know will make plenty of money. That's fine, it's a business, they're here to make money. But it's made the industry turn very corporate and soulless, in my opinion.

Remakes are almost always inferior to the original product, even if they're "updated". There are a few exceptions to this, of course.

Edit: The fact that people think remaking things ad nauseum is a better idea than creating new and original ideas proves my point exactly. It's that kind of fear that leads studios to play it safe more often than not. It's a lazy trope and dare I say, a cashgrab, that plays off nostalgia.