Vin Diesel’s ‘Riddick: Furya’ to Shoot This Year

Vin Diesel as Riddick in 2013’s ‘Riddick.’ Photo: Universal Pictures.

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Vin Diesel is returning to play Richard B. Riddick once more.
‘Riddick: Furya’ shoots in August.
David Twohy returns to write and direct.

It feels as though for the last few years Vin Diesel has mostly been spending his time working on the giant ‘Fast & Furious’ entries, with occasional breaks to step into a voice booth and lay down tracks as Groot for various Marvel projects.

But despite some tricky personal legal issues of late (which remain unresolved), he’s pushing ahead with another of his big franchise projects, as word arrives that the next ‘Riddick’ movie is gearing up to shoot in August this year.

Diesel has been teasing a return for Riddick on social media for a while, so the new announcement that ‘Riddick: Furya’ will finally get moving is more a confirmation of his plans.

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What do I need to see before watching the new ‘Riddick’ movie?

Vin Diesel as Riddick in 2000’s ‘Pitch Black.’

Diesel’s gruff, morally-challenged vigilante first broke out in 2000’s ‘Pitch Black’, where he had to survive on a hostile planet where bloodthirsty creatures pick off a group from a crashed spaceship as an eclipse plunges it into darkness.

The story expanded out to explore more of the character’s backstory and pitch him against an invading empire called the Necromongers in 2004’s ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’, while 2013’s ‘Riddick’ scaled things back to more of a stripped-down survival tale on a sun-scorched planet.

What’s the story of ‘Riddick: Furya’?

(L to R) Thandiwe Newton and Vin Diesel in 2004’s ‘The Chronicles of Riddick.’

In the new movie, Riddick finally returns to his home world, a place he barely remembers and one he fears might be left in ruins. But there, he finds other Furyans fighting for their existence against a new monster — and some of these Furyans are more like Riddick than he could have ever imagined.

Who is making ‘Riddick: Furya’?

(L to R) Vin Diesel and Judi Dench in 2004’s ‘The Chronicles of Riddick.’

Returning for the new movie is writer/director David Twohy, who has overseen all the entries so far. He’ll also produce the film alongside Diesel and his One Race company, while Rocket Science is representing the rights to the film internationally (and has already hatched several deals).

What else does Vin Diesel have on his schedule?

(L to R) Vin Diesel and Daniela Melchior in ‘Fast X,’ directed by Louis Leterrier.

In addition to the new ‘Riddick’ outing, there are a number of projects vying for Diesel’s attention. He’s attached to star in an adaptation of game property ‘Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots’, a cinematic take on TV detective drama ‘Kojak’ and, of course, the grand finale to the ‘Fast’ franchise, which you would think would have sped ahead of all else but appears to be in something of a limbo situation.

When will ‘Riddick: Furya’ be in theaters?

Since the film has yet to lock down a domestic distributor, and filming yet to kick off, we wouldn’t expect to see this one before late 2026 at the earliest.