IESB posted some fantastic news this week!
…Diesel’s Riddick is a badass and is coming back to the big screen shortly in the next Riddick film with a rumored release date of 2010.
IESB has some inside information about the film to share.
Universal Pictures, the studio behind the franchise, is gung-ho about a Riddick sequel due to the huge tracking of Diesel’s FAST & FURIOUS due out April 3 co-starring Paul Walker.
IESB is hearing the new Riddick film will be more down and dirty with less “fantasy epic stuff” to deal with. A bounty hunter/space pirate type of story line is expected.
The film will have a capped budget of around $35 million.
Expect an official announcement about the new film after FAST & FURIOUS opens big on April 3….
I actually had a Chronicles of Riddick triple feature the other day (Pitch Black, Dark Fury, and Chronicles of Riddick itself, which is sorely missing a subtitle), and the films seem to get better each time I watch them. I can’t believe that they could do another Riddick film for only $35 million, especially after the last film’s budget of $105 million. Still, Pitch Black only took $23 million to make, so this will probably be closer in tone to that film, which wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Make sure to pick up the Riddick when it comes out in April to help make sure that we get to see this film!
Buy some Riddick goodies using the links below!