I thought the franchise had ended due to contractual issues. I don't really like reboots, remakes, or whatever they are referring to these as now. I just think it suggests that they are lazy and want to milk something that was already kind of huge, or was or is huge already. "Critters" is coming back too, and there is rumours that they may link it to the movies. I got to say, that it is not the 80s anymore.
I really think Hollywood wants to kill off our childhood.