Vin Diesel Talks Chronicles of Riddick 2 and 3
Sci-Fi Movie News, The Chronicles of Riddick 2 Movie, The Chronicles of Riddick 3 Movie — By Nix on August 26, 2008
Looking back at Vin Diesel and David Twohy’s 2004 sci-fi epic “The Chronicles of Riddick”, I think most people don’t realize how complex and ambitious the movie was. And maybe that was the problem. It was just so massive, and on such a huge compass, with so many things it wanted to tell, that it sort of had audiences running for the hills instead of trying to digest it all. But I loved it, even though I thought its one big failure was just that — it was just too darn complex and expansive for an average movie crowd. So what about a sequel? Well it’s been 4 years, and we haven’t gotten one yet.
But that doesn’t mean we won’t get one. The last time David Twohy talked about the Riddick franchise, he was talking about going back to a smaller movie, similar to what they did with “Pitch Black”, which introduced the Riddick character. He probably didn’t talk to Vin Diesel about it, who is hinting at direct sequels to “Chronicles of Riddick” — i.e. more big movies about the Necromongers and the Underverse.
Here’s what Diesel told MTV about his plans for the further adventures of Riddick:
“David Twowy right now is writing the scripts. The only question is whether we take a page from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ guys and try to shoot the two chapters at the same time. There are two more in mind,” he said of Riddick, the Furyan warrior first introduced in the 2000 film “Pitch Black.” “‘The Chronicles of Riddick’ was presented as a three part trilogy that would answer ‘Pitch Black’ in the same way that ‘Lord of the Rings’ answered ‘The Hobbit.’
“Everyone knows I love the Riddick character and I’m always working on it. It just takes five years to make another one because David Twohy and I are so precious about it.
“Sooner or later we all end up in the Underverse… Sooner or later.”
Unless Vin Diesel’s star rises again very soon, I don’t think any studio will give him and Twohy the money to make not one, but two mega budgeted sci-fi epics. At this rate, they should probably consider going back to the beginning, and pick up where they left off with “Pitch Black”, or maybe go the prequel route and follow Riddick’s escape from that Slam he talked about in “Pitch Black”…
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Ummm, they already covered that in the Xbox game “Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay”.
And what exactly does the game have to do with the movies, or vice versa? Games based on movies are throwaways. One thing has nothing to do with the other.
Butcher bay already covered that and it is an awesome game that is NOT based on any movie.
“Butcher Bay” was set before “Pitch Black”. That is where he got his “shiny eyes”!
Maybe Nix the blogger should learn more about the Riddick stories before he blogs any more. This is just embarrassing… Especially taking about something like the game that he never even has played.
Just got finished watching Chronicles of Riddick 1 , for like the Umptenth time, and I love this movie. It’s just so good and rich in dynamic. I like complex scifi movies. Reminds me of the times of Dune, when that movie came out it was such an epic; I doubt it would have had the same momentum if it was made simple. I hope they don’t dumb it down for the masses. I hope it remains complex, as this brings a certain intrigue and prowess, that other scifi movies lack.
The saga of Riddick is probably one of the best movies i have ever seen in my life, and trust me, i have seen almost all thats out there.
Wish the third one gets at least 3 hours long and full of Diesel’s curved knives action…Can’t wait for the sequence anymore. Got Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick on DVD’s and had to watch them both over and over again, it’s just too good….
If you loved the movies you need to also play the games Escape from Butcher’s Bay and the one coming out now Dark Athena. I played a little of butchers bay but i got in deep enough to find out how he got his eye shine. Everything has continuity and reveals more about Riddick in the process. Dark Fury is an Animated movie and tells of what happened right after Pitch Black Finished. Dark Athena takes place right after Butchers Bay. Why they did it this way i don’t know. But everything’s connected. I’m not a great game player but just to find out more about riddick i played butchers bay. I’m gonna have to get this new game to learn even more. It keeps the waiting for a new movie managable.
I don’t know why but I love this series. I hold this series up there w/ star wars and the likes… now all we need is another movie or 2…. :) PLEAAAAASE!!!!! Where can freaks like me go online to talk w/ other freaks about a sequel/prequel for this mofo!!!! werd 2 yo mama dj drama
Chronicles of Riddick is amazing Vin Diesel plays the character well Richard B. Riddick is probally one of Vin Diesels best characters this franchise is amazing it starts with Escape from Butcher Bay (where he gets his eyes) and goes to Assault on Dark Athena (where he gets his curved knives [also Butcher Bay and Dark Athena show more in depth look at Johns(The Guard from Pitch Black)] and then you got Pitch Black and Dark Fury (animated) bridges the gap between Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick if they do make a movie they should redo the games as movies the games are amazing I just beat Dark Athena today and it made me want another movie!
plain and simple… we need more Riddick, but maybe blogger boy is like the studios and doesn’t want to take the chance and learn a thing or to. make something new and original. study the first creations then build rather then remake. pitch black was amazing and its own movie, Chronicles satisfied my scifi action world destruction need. more. i need more.
I can never get enough of watching pitch black.. or the 2 movie. I enjoy both of them, and for people who say the 2nd sucks … well no need to tell ya where to go..lol, but yeah i hope we get the character of Riddick once again… Can’t wait to see what they come out with what ever it is I’m watching it.. Good Luck