I was not aware of a revival, but I'll be waiting patiently.
Looks like the original actors are in, except feom Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan quit actingwhen he turned 18), who gets a new actor. But at least the new actor looks a lot like him.
Yeah, he claimed at one point to not remember much of it, but like you said, it was made up. I guess at the time he wanted people to see him as more than just Malcolm as he had other acting roles too.
But I guess things change enough in 20 years that he now is interested again.