Either I was somewhere asleep far beyond the reaches of the echo chamber when this announcement first came. Or this is, in fact, the first time any of us are hearing the news, thanks in part to Samuel L. Jackson signing on to play the role of The Baddest Mofo Lowdown Around This Town–Sho’ Nuff.

Whatever the case, I’m amped! Best believe I’ll be in someone’s theater when this drops, front and center, eating popcorn with chopsticks no less. Aight, maybe I’ll pass on the chopsticks. But I’ll most definitely be there to see whether or not they’ve revived this 80’s classic properly.

Here’s a memorable scene from the original: