It's no more of a remake than the Coen Brothers' version of True Grit. Like that film it's another adaptation of the original novel. And they've got a great director and an impressive cast for it - don't hate it just because 'omg Hollywood is going English language version!' Obviously it's a cash-in in that its an inevitable film adaptation of a literary phenomenon, but it hardly looks like they've been lazy in the people they got for it.