Riddick: Furya - Cast, Story & Everything We Know (2024)

Riddick: Furya is officially happening, with development on the long awaited Vin Diesel sci-fi sequel well underway. The first three movies in the Riddick franchise, Pitch Black (2000), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), and Riddick (2013), have accumulated a cult following. Riddick was introduced as a lethal criminal en route an off-world prison in Pitch Black. When the transport crash lands on a monster-infested planet, Riddick uses his unique abilities to survive until daylight.

The Riddick franchise remains one of Vin Diesel's most celebrated properties, thanks in part to his partnership with writer and directer David Twohy across the entire trilogy. Both are returning for Riddick: Furya, and the details revealed by the pair so far hint that the wait will have been worth it for fans of the franchise — even if it has been over a decade. Riddick: Furya will finally explore the origins of Vin Diesel's sci-fi antihero, and while the release date may be a little ways off, there's plenty to discuss when it comes to the new Riddick movie.

The Latest Riddick: Furya News

Vin Diesel Reveals On-Set Photos

Just days after the long-awaited sequel began filming, the latest news finds star Vin Diesel sharing set photos of Riddick: Furya. Shared via his official Instagram page, Diesel posted a photo of himself in character as Riddick behind the wheel of a dune buggy as it traverses a desert landscape. Inside the car with Diesel is a camera operator as they set up for the next take. Presumably, the desert landscape is that of Riddick's home, Furya, the promised setting of the upcoming sequel.

Riddick: Furya is Confirmed

The Fourquel Is Coming Soon

Riddick: Furya is confirmed, with the announcement that the Vin Diesel sequel was in development arriving in February 2023. Riddick: Furya will be helmed by Pitch Black director David Twohy. Vin Diesel has teased Riddick 4 often throughout the years, but this latest announcement is the most solid so far. Since then, the film has entered production in August 2024, though a release date remains elusive.

The Riddick franchise includes:

Riddick: Furya Cast

Vin Diesel Returns As Riddick

Despite the film's development progress, no cast member have been announced (beyond Vin Diesel of course). There are plenty of Riddick franchise cast members who could return and actors like Karl Urban, Katee Sakhoff, and Dave Bautista have all had incredibly strong careers since Riddick was released in 2013. Their starpower alongside Vin Diesel's makes for a much more powerful casting statement in the 2020s than in the early 2010s. Of all the aspects of the new Riddick movie, the returning cast could be a factor that thrusts the franchise into the mainstream.

Riddick: Furya Story Details

Riddick Finally Goes Home

The depth of storytelling has increased significantly in the Riddick movies since Pitch Black, and in the fourth, the fugitive will finally discover his homeworld — Furya. In The Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick's homeworld Furya was described as a harsh planet where only the strongest survive. Riddick: Furya will take Riddick back to his birthplace, which he barely remembers. While he believes they are in danger from the Necromongers, when he arrives, he finds the Furyan's fighting for their lives against a different enemy.

A storyboard slide for Riddick: Furya that Vin Diesel shared on Instagram showed Riddick in a spacesuit with a shocked expression on his face with a caption reading: "Scene 10 - The boy's eyes shine just like Riddick's.". This was a strong hint that the exploration of Riddick's backstory might be done by introducing other characters like him on his homeworld. Judging by the storyboard, this could mean finally exploring Riddick's infamous night-vision-granting eyeshine which kept him alive throughout the titular bioraptor-filled darkness in Pitch Black.

Riddick 4: Furya

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Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Riddick 4: Furya is the fourth big-screen installment in the Chronicles of Riddick franchise. Vin Diesel returns as the titular hero, introduced in 2000 movie Pitch Black, alongside the original movie's director, David Twohy. The film takes Richard B. Riddick back to his home planet after multiple fights with the Necromongers.

Director

David Twohy

Writers

Jim Wheat , David Twohy , Ken Wheat

Cast

Vin Diesel