The Riddick film franchise continues with Riddick: Furya, the just-announced fourth film of the series. Vin Diesel’s on board to star and produce under his One Race Films banner, with writer/director David Twohy also returning to the popular franchise.
Twohy wrote and directed the three previous Riddick films: 2000’s Pitch Black, 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick, and 2013’s Riddick.
“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,” stated Twohy. “This new big-screen event will see a return to Riddick’s homeworld, where we finally get to explore Riddick’s genesis.”
Pitch Black had an $11.5 million opening weekend at the domestic box office and went on to rake in $53 million worldwide before exiting theaters. The Chronicles of Riddick more than doubled Pitch Black‘s opening weekend, grossing $24 million domestically over its first three days. The second film of the franchise pulled in $115 million worldwide during its theatrical run.
Riddick grossed $19 million domestically during its opening weekend and $98 million overall.
The Riddick: Furya Plot: In Riddick: Furya, Riddick finally returns to his homeworld, a place he barely remembers and one he fears might be left in ruins by the Necromongers. But there he finds other Furyans fighting for their existence against a new enemy. And some of these Furyans are more like Riddick than he could have ever imagined.
Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance will launch worldwide sales of Riddick: Furya at this week’s EFM.
