Vin Diesel Confirms Third Riddick Film on the Way

In an interview with Gamespot to discuss the upcoming Dark Athena video game, Vin Diesel all but confirmed that a third Chronicles of Riddick film is on the way. He said:

"Maybe we're too tight-lipped about the next Chronicles of Riddick film, and I think circa the release of [Dark Athena] that's probably when you'll start hearing more about the next Riddick film. It is underway and I almost think it's a coincidence that we haven't heard anything, that there hasn't been a lot of public stuff on the Riddick movie."

The first two Riddick films grossed a little over $100 million combined in the U.S. The first film, Pitch Black, was a huge success considering it's limited budget and is considered the film that really put Diesel on the map. The follow-up, The Chronicles of Riddick, was a much larger film and as such was considered somewhat of a flop. But the franchise has really lived on through a series of very successful and highly acclaimed video games. It's suspected that the third film will sport a reduced budget much like the first.

I wasn't a fan of Pitch Black, but thought Chronicles was okay. I'd have much preferred a follow-up to Diesel's last sci-fi flick, Babylon AD, which was really good and has loads of sequel potential. But I'm a sucker for anything sci-fi, so I'm kinda looking forward to see how this shapes up.