About a month ago we confirmed that location scouting for a third Riddick had taken place and now the much talked about sequel has finally been green-lit. According to Variety, Universal is moving forward and the film will simply be titled Riddick. David Twohy and Vin Diesel are returning and Diesel will even be credited as a producer. No release date is set, but expect to see Riddick around 2011– most likely a summer release date. There’s also no word yet on whether or not they’re moving forward with the hard R version or the more tamed down PG-13 version, probably (and unfortunately) the latter.
One can only hope that Twohy will follow up his promises and deliver something more in the vein of the first film. The Chronicles of Riddick forgot what made the first film so much fun and Twohy seems to recognize that. It was a mess. Expect to hear some more details soon.
Are you still excited for another Riddick film?