Vin Diesel Is Back as Riddick in These New Behind-the-Scenes Photos from ‘Riddick: Furya’
The Chronicles of Riddick is a very interesting sci-fi franchise if you look at it. It never became a cult classic mainstream title, but The Chronicles of Riddick franchise has a solid fanbase, and the franchise as a whole definitely helped its star Vin Diesel in his career, establishing him as a star.
The franchise was created by brothers Ken and Jim Wheat and centers on the tales of the 28th-century antihero Riddick. Since the series’ launch in 2000, three full-length movies and one animated short have been released.
We have recently confirmed that Diesel will be returning to his character in the fourth feature film, Riddick: Furya, which began filming this month. The announcement that a new Riddick movie will continue the franchise was undoubtedly a fantastic one for fans, and in light of that, we have some first-look photos from the set of the movie for you to enjoy!
As said, Riddick: Furya is going to be the fourth movie in the series. Pitch Black, the first movie in the series, was released in 2000 and went on to become a cult classic. The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) and Riddick (2013) were the next two films in the franchise. Diesel also provided the voice of Riddick in the short animated film The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004). As you know, David Thowy took over the franchise from the Wheat Brothers after the animated film, and he will return to write and direct Riddick: Furya, here is what he said about the movie:
Our legion fans have demanded it for years, and now we’re finally ready to honor their call to action with Riddick: Furya. My collaboration with Vin and One Race has spanned 20 fruitful years, as together we’ve created three movies, two video games, an anime production, and motion comics for the internet. This new big-screen event will see a return to Riddick’s homeworld, where we finally get to explore Riddick’s genesis.
Source: Movie Web
Now that you know some details, here are the first-look photos from the filming of the movie, highlighting our main antihero:
As you can see, the fourth movie will go back to the beginning of the franchise, and that might be a good thing. Also, it has been reiterated that a Riddick television series is still in development, so it seems that the franchise is far from being dead. That is what we have for you at this moment, as a lot of the casting and plot-related details are still unknown to the public, but be sure to keep following us for all the news and updates related to the franchise!
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