RED DRAGON: You've seen the

RED DRAGON: You’ve seen the movie, now see the movie.

Other than to pad Dino De Laurentiis’ bank-account, is there any reason why this film was remade?

(If anyone has a link to an article with Michael Mann’s take on why Manhunter, his 1986 film (which I loved, by the way), was remade, and what he thinks about the new version, please send it to me, and I’ll be happy to post it.)