Though principal photography on the film has wrapped, Vin Diesel isn’t done sharing images from the sequel Riddick. The actor is currently prepping to shoot Fast and Furious 6 this summer, but he took some time to post this new image to his Facebook page. Last week Diesel revealed that the earliest possible release date for Riddick would be January 2013, but he added that the studio is very pleased with what it’s seeing and is already asking about further sequels. Riddick serves as the follow-up to The Chronicles of Riddick and finds our anti-hero luring bounty-hungry mercenaries in order to escape from a planet filled with alien predators.
Hit the jump to check out the image. Directed by David Twohy, the film also stars Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Conrad Pla, Raoul Trujillo, Nolan Funk, Keri Hilson, and Bokeem Woodbine.
Image via Diesel’s Facebook page.
Here’s the synopsis for Riddick:
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 Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy.
The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.
The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won’t leave the planet without Riddick’s head as their trophy.
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Isn’t this the same beginning as the last Riddick only it was an ice planet?
the first one was pretty good, the second one was crap – this one is sounding more like the first so that’s a good sign. where are his glasses, don’t his eyes hurt on this sun scorched planet?
FLABBY RIDDICK? FEEL FREE TO TONE UP THERE VIN!
You may or may not recall, Vin intended Riddick in Film#3 to maintain “3 Different body-types”, from his three different movie characters…mean and heavy Dominic from F&F; chubbier guy from ‘Find Me Guilty’; lean and mean from ‘Pitch Black’…
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