It's not a re-make; it's a continuation - written and directed by George Miller, so it's not like Hollywood trying to rehash shit to fill seats. In fact, back in 2006 the studio I worked at did some preliminary dust storm tests for it so it's been in various stages of pre-production for going on 10 years. When I visited the studio in Sydney in 2010, they had a giant warehouse of all of the vehicles prepped and ready to go, but the film went again into a holding pattern as they went back and forth with the NSW government over tax subsidies and benefits for keeping production in Australia.
Besides, the actor who played Toe Cutter is back!