After returning to The Fast and the Furious franchise a couple of years back, action star Vin Diesel has now turned his attention to a third live-action outing as the anti-hero Richard B. Riddick, donning the goggles once more under writer-director David Twohy for the long-rumoured sequel to Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. Entitled Riddick, the latest film has gone into production in Montreal, Canada and Universal Pictures have just issued a press release giving us some details about the story:
The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.Along with Vin Diesel, Riddick also sees the return of Karl Urban (Dredd) as Vakko, while newcomers to the series include Jordi Molla (Colombiana), Matt Nable (Killer Elite), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall), Conrad Pla (Immortals) and Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto), along with singer Keri Hilson and former WWE star Batista.
The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy.
Riddick is expected to aim for an R-rating, and is scheduled to hit cinemas some time next year.
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