Pitch Black

Hey, Vin Diesel’s New Riddick Movie Is Really Happening

Diesel has played the character in three films including 2000's Pitch Black , 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick , and 2013's Riddick.

Movies Cheryl Eddy May 6

Vin Diesel’s Riddick to Return for Fourth Pitch Black Film

The chronicles of Riddick continue again with a fourth film from Vin Diesel and David Twohy.

Movies Justin Carter Feb 11

After Event Horizon, Here Are More Sci-Fi Horror Movies That Should Get TV Adaptations

Stranger Things season three, which riffed on The Thing and The Blob (among others), was the latest testament to the enduring power of sci-fi horror—until we heard that Amazon was circling a series adaptation of Event Horizon. While the iron is hot, here are four more sci-fi horror titles perfect for TV translation. Pitch Black…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Aug 15

Vin Diesel Has a New TV Deal and It’ll Usher in the Return of Riddick

Is there anything Vin Diesel can’t will into existence? His 2009 return to the Fast and Furious fold helped turn that franchise into a monster. He’s got a xXx sequel on the way, and has already made two sequels to Pitch Black. Now, that latter world will expand into TV. Diesel just signed a new…

Television Germain Lussier Dec 16

Vin Diesel Is Bringing Riddick Back With A New Movie And TV Show

This is pretty exciting news: Vin Diesel has announced that he’s intending on developing two Riddick sequels: a fourth film titled Furia, and a television show titled Merc City. Diesel made the announcement via Instagram, stating that his company, One Race Films will be handling the film, with Director David Twohy starting work on the…

io9 Andrew Liptak Nov 21

Why Riddick Wasn’t The Real Hero Of Pitch Black

Remember Pitch Black, in which interstellar castaways battled their way off a dark planet filled with photophobic monsters? Well, while Vin Diesel’s Riddick may have been the character who went on to lead the franchise, a re-watch reveals something else: The real star of the story was actually someone else entirely. After reading this list…

io9 Ria Misra Jan 28

Riddick shows how NOT to resurrect a great antihero

There aren’t too many characters like Richard B. Riddick nowadays. He’s an old-fashioned sort of anti-hero, whose amoral brutality is tempered by a code of honor. He was great in his first movie, but it turns out that antiheroes have a hard time supporting a franchise. As his new movie, Riddick, sadly proves. Minor spoilers…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Sep 6

Low Budget Films That Are More Thrilling Than Most Big Summer Movies

Today sees the release of White House Down, which is the most Emmerichian film ever produced. But meanwhile, you could also enjoy Europa Report on VOD or Byzantium in select theaters. Tons of low-budget science fiction and fantasy movies are more exciting than your average big summer blockbuster. Here are 25 of them. Note: These…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 28

Vin Diesel tells us why Riddick is one big game of Dungeons & Dragons

Just how many hells did Vin Diesel have to crawl through to make a third Riddick movie a reality? And what sort of future epics about Riddick does Diesel plan to make? Here’s part two of our report on our visit to the Riddick set, focusing on our interview with the legendary Furyan himself. There…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 19

Monsters! Starbuck! Vin Diesel! Our Epic Visit to the Riddick Set!

After almost a decade of cinematic silence, audiences will finally become reacquainted with Vin Diesel’s Furyan killing machine in Riddick, the third installment of writer-director David Twohy’s film series. We visited the set during filming in March 2012, and talked to the cast and crew. Here’s what we found out. From the outside, the Riddick…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 18

Brand new Riddick synopsis unveils the Furyan’s new rogues gallery

A brand new official synopsis has been released, revealing tons of details about the brand new Riddick picture. Check it out: The latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000’s hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 3

Tons of Riddick 3 character details reveal new link to Pitch Black

Good news, Furyan fans — David Twohy and Vin Diesel’s third Riddick movie has started casting, and new details are leaking out all over! Find out who’s coming back from the Underverse right now. Spoilers ahead… Some casting pages have surfaced, and they introduce a whole bunch of new characters (but this new information should…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 11

Does this new Riddick concept art blame the apocalypse on our favorite Furian?

More news about a potential third Riddick movie: Writer/director David Twohy shared his thoughts, as well as some excellent concept art. Does this mean we’re closer to Vin Diesel agreeing to a pay cut so the movie can go forward? https://gizmodo.com/vin-diesel-may-be-willing-to-take-a-huge-pay-cut-to-pla-5805529 Over at Twohy’s blog the director had this to say about the Riddick movie…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 2

Man and Superman: The Riddick DVD Collection

We first met Richard B. Riddick back in 2000 in an excellent little SF action movie, Pitch Black. He was introduced to us as a ruthless killer and the most badass criminal alive. But he was a lot more than that. Riddick was a man who through intelligence and sheer force of will had made…

io9 Richard Kadrey May 5

New Riddick movie will feature alien seduction

The director of The Chronicles of Riddick, who is also directing the new Riddick film, took to the internet to answer the fans questions. The good news: it’ll be more like Pitch Black, the first film. In a very short video post on his facbook page, Diesel asked Twohy to answers the fans questions and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 7

Stop the mumbling! Why can’t we understand what people are saying in movies any more?

Did you understand what Vin Diesel was saying half the time in Pitch Black? Or the new B.A. Baracus in The A-Team? And good luck understanding Ken Watanabe in Inception. DenOfGeek declares war on muddy sound mixes and mumbling actors.

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 15

13 of science fiction’s baddest convicts

My, how we do love a bad boy — and here are a baker’s dozen of some of the worst of the worst that scifi movies, TV, and videogames have to offer. SNAKE PLISSKEN IMPRISONED FOR: Armed robbery of a federal installation Kurt Russell in Escape from New York If you’re gonna spring a guy…

io9 Marc Bernardin Jun 25

Riddick 3 Will Be A Return To Pitch Black’s Creature Feature

Now that Riddick 3 is being made at Universal, there’s one important question to ask. Will the third film be a continuation of the Necromonger-focused Chronicles story line, or a return to the Pitch Black-style action? Rumors say the latter. https://gizmodo.com/riddick-3-is-on-its-way-5470466 Hollywood Reporter has the inside scoop on the new Riddick plot line: Though billed…

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 17

Riddick 3 Is On Its Way

Fans of gravelly-voiced bald scifi heroes rejoice: Universal has announced that it will be releasing a third Chronicles of Riddick movie in the US, with international rights being auctioned off at the Berlin Film Festival. The third movie, to be titled Riddick, will be written and directed by the man behind the first two movies…

Movies Graeme McMillan Feb 12

Aging Cowboys And Cloned Dead Teens In This Week’s TV

Everything in televisionland seems to be getting back to normal this week, just in time for us all to get used to it before the Olympics come along to ruin everything. But until then: New shows, including Caprica’s debut! MONDAY It’s a day of marathons; Syfy are running an Invaders marathon from 8am through 6pm,…

Television Graeme McMillan Jan 18

Pitch Black

Hey, Vin Diesel’s New Riddick Movie Is Really Happening

Vin Diesel’s Riddick to Return for Fourth Pitch Black Film

After Event Horizon, Here Are More Sci-Fi Horror Movies That Should Get TV Adaptations

Vin Diesel Has a New TV Deal and It’ll Usher in the Return of Riddick

Vin Diesel Is Bringing Riddick Back With A New Movie And TV Show

Why Riddick Wasn’t The Real Hero Of Pitch Black

Riddick shows how NOT to resurrect a great antihero

Low Budget Films That Are More Thrilling Than Most Big Summer Movies

Vin Diesel tells us why Riddick is one big game of Dungeons & Dragons

Monsters! Starbuck! Vin Diesel! Our Epic Visit to the Riddick Set!

Brand new Riddick synopsis unveils the Furyan’s new rogues gallery

Tons of Riddick 3 character details reveal new link to Pitch Black

Does this new Riddick concept art blame the apocalypse on our favorite Furian?

Man and Superman: The Riddick DVD Collection

New Riddick movie will feature alien seduction

Stop the mumbling! Why can’t we understand what people are saying in movies any more?

13 of science fiction’s baddest convicts

Riddick 3 Will Be A Return To Pitch Black’s Creature Feature

Riddick 3 Is On Its Way

Aging Cowboys And Cloned Dead Teens In This Week’s TV

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