I was always surprised that the rather silly original film ever became such a cult thing in the first place. It was originally a supporting film to something else (I have forgotten what). It is passably entertaining, but nothing more. It seems to have become popular through a sort of fake nostalgia. There are always people, who are willing to believe that "Oirland" was once a land of exclusively charming rustics and rosy cheeked, dancing colleens... I guess the same sort of people like to imagine there is somewhere with a long, unbroken tradition of pagan culture. I have every confidence in the ability of Hollywood to crush the last bit of charm out of the plot. It does not really matter either way. It would be stretching a point to claim that we are about to witness the desecration of a classic.