Luke is Mr. 3001

Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butthead," took a long break from film after directing the cult classic OFFICE SPACE in 1999. He's worked on his Fox TV series "King of the Hill" but nothing to follow in the big footsteps of OFFICE - until now. Judge has set Luke Wilson to star in his second film, the comedy 3001. Wilson will star as an average Joe who signs up for a government project that will test human hibernation. He wakes up 1000 years later to find American society so dumbed down he's the smartest man alive. Filming is scheduled to begin in April for an early 2005 release. Wilson had a hit with 2003's comedy OLD SCHOOL but when he tried to get back to the romantic comedy genre with ALEX AND EMMA, he failed miserably. Wilson recently wrapped filming on THE WENDALL BAKER STORY, which marked his directorial debut (he also starred in the title role). Later this year he will cameo with brother Owen in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS as the Wright Bros. Judge has said he plans to eventually release a special edition DVD of OFFICE SPACE when he has the time. Umm-kay?

Source: Hollywood Reporter