With forty passengers on board, technical problems force the
spaceship Hunter-Gratzner to crash land on a distant planet. The
passengers were heading for other worlds and only ten have managed to
survive, but one of them, Riddick (Vin Diesel), is an armed and
dangerous convict determined to take control of events. The planet at
first seems barren, with no evidence of water or living creatures, but
when the sun sets the survivors discover they have the planet's
terrifying nightlife to contend with.
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
The sequel to cult sci-fi hit PITCH BLACK
sees Vin Diesel enthusiastically returning to his role as Richard B.
Riddick. Director-writer David Twohy is on board again, building on
themes established in the first movie, and expanding his vision with
some incredible special effects work. Twohy opens the movie with Riddick
on the run from a group of bounty hunters. He escapes them with ease,
then seeks information from an old friend named Inam (Keith David). Inam
informs Riddick that he has been singled out by an Air Elemental,
Aereon (Judi Dench), as the one man who can stop the evil Necromongers
from taking over the Universe. Suddenly, the Necromongers arrive on the
planet, causing mayhem and destruction. They capture Riddick. He soon
escapes, only to fall into the hands of the bounty hunters he so deftly
eluded at the start of the movie. They take Riddick to a rogue prison
planet where he is met by scorching heat, an underground penitentiary,
and his female companion from PITCH BLACK, Jack (who is now called Kyra,
and played by a different actress, Alexa Davalos). They plan their
escape from the planet, and vow to bring down the Necromongers. Things
don't go according to plan however, leading to a suspense-filled climax
to the film...