Rogan
Bending Unit
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« on: 01-30-2004 03:05 »
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Wilson Sleeps Until 3001
Luke Wilson is set to star in Mike Judge's comedy 3001 for 20th Century Fox, playing a man who goes to sleep only to wake up 1,000 years in the future, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Shooting is scheduled to start in mid-April.
Judge and Etan Cohen wrote the movie, which centers on Joe Bowers (Wilson), an average American who is selected for a top-secret hibernation program that finds him waking up and living among a society 10 centuries in the future. He finds that civilization is so dumbed-down that he is the most intelligent person alive, the trade paper reported.
Judge is producing, along with former Fox production executive Elysa Koplovitz. Judge, the creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill, most recently directed 1999's Office Space.
Quite original, eh?
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David A
Space Pope
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Originally posted by Rogan: He finds that civilization is so dumbed-down that he is the most intelligent person alive, the trade paper reported. Well, that part doesn't sound too much like Futurama. It probably won't be a total rip-off. It'll be like Firefly ripping-off Outlaw Star; just different enough to avoid a lawsuit.
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Bushmeister
Professor
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Originally posted by OC_James: Why not say Futurama is a rip-off of Red Dwarf? Well in Red Dwarf it was three million years. And when Lister got out he faced very different circumstances to Fry. This preview sounds maybe a tad too close for comfort.
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~FazeShift~
Moderator
DOOP Ubersecretary
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Originally posted by LAN.gnome: No, that's Owen Wilson. Luke Wilson is this guy. They are brothers though, so I see how you could confuse them. [Ranier Wolfcastle]That was the joke![/RW] Now that you mention it, his nose is ok, I just assumed they both had big schnozzers!!
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Gleno
Liquid Emperor
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I hate Owen Wilson....there I said it....the only movie I liked him in was "The Cable Guy" when Jim Carrey kicked his arse in the bathroom.... Anyway seeing as how this is about Luke Wilson I'll just say....Office Space was hell funny so this might be a decent movie.... Don't Judge a book by it's cover.... Judge, it's a pun, get it huh huh....?
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Birdbot
Bending Unit
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It seems to be just like what Einstein said: "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." Judge seems to have taken Futurama, changed a few things round, and 'forgot' to metion his 'inspirition'. !
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Allen
Professor
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This isn't the first thread about this movie. I've said it before, I'll say it again. Give it a chance. Judge the movie not the preview. If there's a mutant cyclops and a wisecracking, alcohol drinking robot then feel free to scream ripoff. Until then give it a rest folks.
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Action Jacktion
Professor
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What's the name of the cartoon that's about a delivery-making spaceship crewed by a robot, a slacker, and a beautiful purple-haired woman?
Oh, right, it's called Tripping the Rift, and it starts soon on Sci-Fi.
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Nixorbo
UberMod
DOOP Secretary
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Maybe Groening and Judge are in cahoots. Seriously. Fox goes ahead with Judge's movie, until the last minute he changes the name to Futurama: The Live Action Movie, and reveals that it was coproduced by Groening. It stars Luke Wilson as intrepid delivery boy Philip Fry, who saves the dumbed-down Earth from the evil Brain Spawn, aided by the adorable Nibbler, played by Warwick Davis.
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sheep555
Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #30 on: 02-01-2004 03:45 »
« Last Edit on: 02-01-2004 03:45 »
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More detailed plot summary: The film focuses on U.S. Army Private Joe Bowers, deemed by his country as the epitome of “average.” A risk-phobic electrician six years away from his Army pension, he is looking forward to his retirement and little else. So, when the Pentagon asks him to be in a top secret hibernation experiment, he's a little reluctant.
But, with no immediate family and no intention to marry his long-time girlfriend, Bowers calculates the odds and decides to do his civic duty. However, it is 1,000 years later when he exits his pod, and the world has become rampant with stupidity. Bowers' ensuing adventure has him battling wits with the local population (not a tough gig), reuniting with his fellow experimentee (a prostitute named Rita), and helping the current President and his loopy staff solve a series of crises that include dust storms, food shortages and ultra-inflation. Joe ultimately rises to the challenge, emerging as a hero and savior, an accomplishment he could only pull off in the future.
From the casting ads they put out some time ago:
Rita: Described as in her 20s and pretty, she's a jaded hooker with a few debts, jail time, a low boredom threshold and not much else going for her. So why not take up the Army on their hibernation experiment? Rita doesn't think much of her pod partner, Bowers, except that he's stupid enough to think she's some kind of artist. When she emerges in the future, she's not surprised to find that there still is no shortage of horny men. What is surprising is that they are so completely witless she can con them out of their money without having to give any thing in return. It's a perfect world! In the meantime, Rita has inadvertently joined Joe in his scheme to save the country.
Dizz: Possibly fat and slovenly, he is described as having “testosterone for brains, and eyes that have that perpetually glazed-over look.” A defense attorney living a 1,000 years into the future, Dizz is deeply engrossed in The Violence Channel when Bowers wanders into his apartment. The lawyer doesn’t take to the stranger too kindly at first, even though he later is made Joe's court-appointed lawyer when he is charged with "having no money." Money means everything to Dizz – especially on those rare occasions when he remembers what it is he wants to use it for. Needless to say, he fails to get his client off. But he does end up helping Joe solve a few national crises - even if it's quite by accident. The character is listed as being in his 30s.
President Camacho: Sporting a bad hair-cut, machismo attitude and Captain America-type garb, this “crude, lewd and horny dude” is President of dumbed-down America in 3001. He even is replete with his own set of ever-present groupies. Unable to solve the catastrophes currently plaguing his administration, Camacho offers Joe the post of Secretary of Interior, promising to pardon him if he can resolve the current crises. However, Camacho runs out of patience before Joe's solution has a chance to reach fruition. This role is listed as between the ages of 35 and 50.
Interestingly (and perhaps taking a leaf out of The Matrix), producers note that all characters from the future should look as if they are of mixed race.
It's filming in Austin, Texas, and produced by Elysa Koplovitz - who's only other film (I can find) was Varsity Blues (1999).
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theZoid88
Bending Unit
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its stuff like this that makes me want to vomit. stupid fox. stupid judge. stuipd me. wait. _____________________________ ________________ " where's the beef!"
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