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8/26/08 - Actor Vin Diesel told MTV News that he expects there will be not one but two sequels to the Chronicles of Riddick.  "David Twohy right now is writing the scripts," Diesel told the network. "The only question is whether we take a page from the Lord of the Rings guys and try to shoot the two chapters at the same time. There are two more in mind."  The character of Richard Riddick was first introduced in Twohy's low-budget film Pitch Black, which was released in 2000. The Chronicles of Riddick was originally intended as a trilogy that would serve as a big-budget follow-up to that film, but those plans were put on hold in 2004, after the first installment was poorly received by critics and made a mediocre $57 million at the box office.  Diesel continues to insist that the long space between sequels has nothing to do with convincing others to get on board and everything to do with wanting to get it right.

11/26/07 - David Twohy, the director of The Chronicles of Riddick, posted on his official web site that another movie featuring Vin Diesel's iconic character is still possible.  Although there is nothing in development yet, Twohy will need some solid backing before you see this potential film.

AlienAlmanac.com    2008