Vin Diesel Talks About ‘Riddick’ Sequel
April 3, 2009 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Vin Diesel promised at least two more “Chronicles of Riddick” sequels, taking his sci-fi action hero into the depths of the Underverse and beyond. Diesel, whose new film “Fast & Furious” hits theaters this week, chose his words carefully, but he hinted at some epic fight scenes to come in the third Riddick installment.
“There will be long scenes and long portions, full acts of just Riddick against the beasts — or creatures — isolated, which will be very compelling,” Diesel told MTV News. “How that’s interwoven with the mythology set forth in ‘Chronicles of Riddick’ is what we’re waiting for from David Twowy, who’s almost done with the script.”
The series, which began in 2000 with “Pitch Black” last sent Diesel’s character Richard B. Riddick to theaters in 2004 in “The Chronicles of Riddick,” when the shiny-eyed hero took the throne of the Necromonger King. Though it received a lukewarm reception in the U.S., the film performed well overseas and ignited a successful video game series.
“It’s a ‘Chronicles of Riddick’ story told in the ‘Pitch Black’ fashion,” Diesel promised for the new sequel. Twowy scripted both previous Riddick movies, as well as the the video game “The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury,” so there should be plenty of continuity in the story’s vision. Where that vision continues to go, however, will remain to be seen when Diesel plugs in his creepy contact lenses once again.
Riddick: Dark Athena Now Gold
March 21, 2009 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
is now content complete and has been shipped off for duplication, it was revealed this morning.
The game is described by its creators thusly:
Developed by the acclaimed team at Starbreeze Studios in conjunction with Tigon Studios and Universal Pictures, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features a brand new 11 hour chapter in the Riddick saga with six intense online multiplayer game modes including the unique and thrilling Pitch Black mode. In addition to the full Assault on Dark Athena campaign, the disc includes a stunning HD remastering of celebrated title The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.
If you can’t wait for the game’s April 7 launch (April 24 if you live outside of the U.S.), there is a single-level demo available for download from the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Image courtesy Starbreeze
