Source: Vin Diesel Facebook | Posted By: Dan Geer
Finally, after years of waiting for a real peek at director David Twohy’s Riddick (the third film in a series that first started in 1999 with Pitch Black, followed by The Chronicles of Riddick in 2004), we get our first real look at the film in a brand new teaser that was posted today on Riddick star Vin Diesel’s Facebook page. However, it’s only twenty-two seconds long.
Having said that, the trailer really does gives us a nice tease at what’s to come, and definitely shows that they are scaling the film down more to the level of Pitch Black, which was significantly less grand in scope than The Chronicles of Riddick in terms of its visuals. Twohy indicated as much back in 2009 when talking about the film’s lower budget. The tone seems to fit right along with the first film, which is great. Have a look at the first teaser below!
Official Synopsis:
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.
Riddick, written and directed by David Twohy, stars Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, and Katee Sackhoff. The film hits theaters nationwide September 6th!
