Air Corps officer Buck Rogers fell asleep in a mine and woke up in the year 2429 to a world in war. Now, the Buck Rogers franchise will revive itself to find a world full of 3D magic. Deadline has it that Paradox will finance, and Paul WS Anderson (Deathrace, AVP: Alien Vs Predator) will direct the story of the interplanetary Rip Van Winkle.

While Buck Rogers has been through a number of different mediums (comic books, radio, serial movie, television, video game) he has never been brought out with big budget on the big screen. Now he’ll get his chance to fly right out into the crowd (provided everyone’s wearing their glasses).

For many years Buck Rogers was the consummate serial comic strip hero. He fell asleep, woke up 500 years in the future to a world desperately in need of saving. And save it he did. He swashbuckled his way through space to defend Earth against all enemies. In many ways Buck Rogers introduced the American public to the idea of space technology. Now his character will join three dimensional revolution. The film will start shooting in the fall.