Chronicles of Riddick Sequel Begins Location Scouting

[Diesel]

For those of you looking for the return of Vin Diesel as arguably his best on-screen character, Riddick, it looks like it’s one step closer to reality.

On his Facebook page yesterday, Diesel put up an update which included a line revealing that the team behind the next Riddick movie were scouting out locations already – a great thing to hear for those of us anticipating the sequel to 2004’s Chronicles of Riddick.

The last we heard on the Riddick 3 front was from writer David Twohy, the man who wrote A Perfect Getaway in addition to writing and directing the Riddick films. That was back in August and at the time, he was working out two ideas for the sequel, one of which that would be Rated R. There was studio interest in another PG-13 version, but he said it was a mistake to go that route with Chronicles of Riddick and that they may aim to go independent this time around.



The scale of the film would be closer to that of Pitch Black than its high-budget, special effects laden sequel. More money is generally good but in this case, I like the idea that the priority is on telling the story the right way.

I really dug Pitch Black and I even enjoyed its sequel, though there were many out there that did not. I’m also liked A Perfect Getaway so it’s no secret I’m excited to see Chronicles of Riddick 3.

Are you excited for Riddick’s return?

[bluskiff]

I enjoyed chronicles way more than pitch black. If they cheap it down would it end up being a starshiptroopers sequel ?

[Duffy12]

Yeah, me too.

Can't wait to hear more when it comes in.

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[jlaavenger]

I agree, Chronicles is the best of the two. In fact the second movie gave me a greater appreciation of the first. And the ending was really Conan'esque.

[SleeperAgent]

Pitch Black was Epic.

Chronicles was pretty good.

Hopefully this is epic.

[Porkchop Express]

I've enjoyed both movies and loved how different they were from one another. I think this one will be good as well

[OrlandoEastwood]

I felt like they went with two different extremes with the first being a horror and then the second being an action. Hopefully this one will be better than the second film.

[garageinc2001]

Party at Diesel's house!!! BYOB!

[The Dragon]

I heard that the game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, was originally one of the sequel's stories, and they decided on TCOR. The game tells the story of what happened when he was captured and imprisoned I believe. That may have made for a better story.
Riddick is a great Action Film character, and as long as it has great action and a decent story, Diesel should have himself a pretty good franchise.

[Bounty Killer]

Thanks for the update, I was afraid the series may be dead after the video game release. Both Pitch Black and Chronicles were very different but both very entertaining. The expansive universe and great Riddick character would make for a great lengthy series. Pitch black did just fine without a oversized budget. I would love to see a great story with great dialog and acting with SFX being the icing on the cake.

[ScarredLungs]

Very Cool! I enjoy this character alot. Both Pitch Black and Riddick have a place in my collection!

[Grand Bob]

I'm curious to see what the "feel" of the third movie would be, with the first and second being so different from each other. If the third movie can continue that trend with the same high level of interest, it would be a winner.

[jtwise]

awesome

[pEgLeG]

Finally!!!!!

[SquidPuppet]

I loved both Riddick flicks, so I cant lose, regardless of mood and feel and look. Make it dark, or make it shiney, I dont care...just make it good and noisey.

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I loved both Riddick flicks, so I cant lose, regardless of mood and feel and look. Make it dark, or make it shiney, I dont care...just make it good and noisey.

So do I, I'm glad to see that #3 is still in the works.

Thanks for posting, Diesel!

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I loved both Riddick flicks, so I cant lose, regardless of mood and feel and look. Make it dark, or make it shiney, I dont care...just make it good and noisey.

I hope he gets to play "who's the better killer" again

[Propellarhead9]

I'm looking forward to this getting made. I love both of the live action game and the cartoon as well.

[Al_The_Strange]

Yay! Another Riddick movie!

So now,

[Show spoiler]is he going to be the grand marshal of the Necromongers or what? It might be cool if he's running around with his own army and space armada.

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by The Dragon

I heard that the game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, was originally one of the sequel's stories, and they decided on TCOR. The game tells the story of what happened when he was captured and imprisoned I believe. That may have made for a better story.
Riddick is a great Action Film character, and as long as it has great action and a decent story, Diesel should have himself a pretty good franchise.

Think it was right after the Butcher Bay story line.(the first game) If so then it was a Prequel. I think the Animated movie is a sequel to TCOR