Now that Vin Diesel has pretty much turnedFast & Furious ’ Dominic Toretto into a full - blown superhero , I ’m less excited about his lawful sci - fi hero , Riddick . Diesel is currently hard at work on a fourthRiddickmovie , Riddick : Furya , which has been in various degree of ontogenesis for over a decennary now . David Twohy , the author - theatre director behind the first three film , has once again penned the playscript and will once again head the task . There ’s no confirmed release day of the month forRiddick : Furya , but Diesel has tease that it ’ll explore Riddick ’s origin narration .
I ’ve always thought it was really cool that Diesel leveraged Universal ’s desire to have him make a cameo appearance inThe Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Driftto account the right to the Riddick fictional character . This has meant that Diesel has complete ownership of theRiddickfranchise and , as a result , nail creative control of his crowing - cover outings . I admire Diesel ’s committedness to this case and to making sure his stories are told right . But Riddick feels a caboodle less special since Diesel turned Toretto into an invincible superman with his own set of great power .
There ’s a Dominic Toretto action scene in Fast Five that ended up changing the Fast & fierce dealership forever – and it did n’t involve a car .
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Toretto Becoming A “Superhero” Makes Vin Diesel’s Riddick Less Special
Riddick was supposed to be Diesel’s sci-fi hero
Back in the early 2000s , when both theRiddickandFast & Furiousfranchises were just getting started , they each draw from opposite ends of the action flick spectrum . Riddickwas suppose to be Diesel ’s sci - fi franchisein which he could dig up into his lovemaking of superheroes and intergalactic geographic expedition , whiletheFast & Furiousfilms were suppose to be smaller , more grounded stories about illegal street racing . But that ’s not the case any longer . TheFast & Furiousmovieshave actually been to blank , and Toretto is reasonably much a superhero .
Toretto can escape brutal car crashes , 100 - ft drib , and collapsing highways without a scratch . TheFast & Furiousfranchise has become the skinny thing toAvengersmovies outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Toretto start off as just a even guy who happened to be really dear at driving , buthe ’s since become invincible , immortal , and seemingly superhuman , which makes Riddick feel less special . TheFast & Furiousseries has essentially become Riddick on Earth – and sometimes , it ’s not even on Earth – so Riddick no longer has its own niche .
TheRiddickfranchise begin in 2000 withPitch Black .
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.
Vin Diesel’s Riddick Return Should Be Different Enough From Dom Toretto
Riddick and Toretto are still radically different characters
Just because Toretto has become just as supernatural as Riddick , it does n’t necessarily think Diesel ’s Riddick getting even is n’t exciting . Riddick and Toretto are still radically different characters who inhabit radically dissimilar earthly concern . Whereas Toretto is a mere human being , Riddick is a Furyan whose home planet was destroyed in a unrelenting military campaign . They ’re both soldier of fortune , butwhereas Toretto ’s motive is to protect his family , Riddick ’s motivation is to avenge his warrior race . TheFast & Furiousseries may have leaned into some sci - fi element , but it ’s not hard sci - fi in the way thatRiddickis .
Diesel has been playing Toretto for so long now . He first debuted in the theatrical role in 2001’sThe Fast and the Furious . It ’s been two decades and nine sequels since then , so Toretto has come a long way and the character has evolved a lot . On the other hand , Diesel has n’t played Riddick since 2013’sRiddick , which was around the sentence thatFast & Furiouschanged drastically . It transubstantiate from a grounded car chase serial to a full - on superhero enfranchisement . Diesel has n’t returned to Riddick in all that time , so there ’s a peck of room for that character to grow .
What is the ripe history of Riddick pic - the sleeper hit Pitch Black , The Chronicles of Riddick , or Riddick ? Here ’s how the movies rank .
What To Expect From Vin Diesel’s New Riddick Movie
Riddick: Furya is going back to Riddick’s home planet
Each previousRiddickmovie has make the title quality to a different major planet . The first picture , Pitch Black , saw him stranded on a desert planet with three suns . The second one , The Chronicles of Riddick , saw him captured and send out to the prison satellite Crematoria . The threequel , simply titledRiddick , thrust him into a fight for survival on another barren planet . Just based on its title alone , the quaternary filmRiddick : Furyasounds like it ’ll be less of a standalone taradiddle and or else sink its tooth into the franchise ’s lore and the fictitious character ’s blood .
It ’s been established that Riddick ’s homeworld of Furya was devastated by a military campaign and his warrior raceway was wiped out . ButRiddick : Furyasounds like it ’ll be conk back and showing the fall of Furya . Riddick might even return to his base planet and rebuild . This account would really facilitate to ramify theRiddicksaga from theFast & Furiousfranchise .
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Riddick 4 : Furya is the fourth giving - filmdom instalment in the Chronicles of Riddick franchise . Vin Diesel returns as the titulary sub , introduce in 2000 movie Pitch Black , alongside the original movie ’s director , David Twohy . The film accept Richard B. Riddick back to his menage planet after multiple fights with the Necromongers .
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.
