Earlier than he was Groot and drove vehicles by means of skyscrapers, one among Vin Diesel’s most well-known position was taking part in Dick Riddick in 2000’s Pitch Black. Diesel’s returned to the position a handful of occasions in between his different extra high-profile work, most notably with the bizarre area opera of 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick. It appeared just like the sequence got here to an finish with 2013’s Ridddick, however since his Quick sequence is heading to the end line, Diesel’s able to placed on these goggles as soon as extra.

Per Deadline, yet one more entry within the Pitch Black sequence is in improvement. Often called Riddick: Furya, the movie will reunite Diesel with director/author David Twohy, who wrote and directed the earlier two movies. (The unique Pitch Black was co-written by Twohy and brothers Ken & Jim Wheat.) In a press launch, Twohy mentioned it was time to “honor [the fans’] name to motion with Riddick: Furya. […] This new big-screen occasion will see a return to Riddick’s homeworld, the place we lastly get to discover Riddick’s genesis.”

In keeping with the logline, the movie will see Riddick return to his residence world of Furya, mentioned to be torn aside by the Necromongers, spiritual fanatics who have been beforehand the antagonists of Chronicles. That movie ended with Riddick changing into their chief, however then Riddick did away with that ending by having them attempt to assassinate him after he didn’t swear into their religion. Now on his residence turf, Riddick finds some surviving members of his race at the moment going up in opposition to a brand new ememy, that means it’s time for him to do what he does finest.

The bigger Riddick franchise has spawned two video video games, movement comics, and an anime adaptation. With how the Quick sequence has progressively changing into its personal mega-series, and the way simply he jumps to different mediums, it wouldn’t be stunned if Riddick: Furya turns into the stepping stone to a bigger growth effort for the sequence.

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