Riddick (film)

Riddick
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Twohy
Written byDavid Twohy
Based onCharacters
by Jim Wheat
Ken Wheat
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byTracy Adams
Music byGraeme Revell
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$38 million[2]
Box office$98.3 million[2]

Riddick is a 2013 science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy, based on the character Richard B. Riddick by Jim and Ken Wheat. It is the third installment in The Chronicles of Riddick film series and a sequel to both Pitch Black (2000) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). Vin Diesel reprises his role as the eponymous character alongside Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista, Bokeem Woodbine, Raoul Trujillo, and Karl Urban. In the film, notorious murderer Riddick is betrayed and left for dead on a desolate planet and uses his instincts to survive. He eventually teams up with mercenaries arriving to capture him to escape from a larger threat.

Riddick was released in the United States on September 6, 2013. Critics considered it a return to form for the series and it became a moderate box-office success compared to its predecessor. A fourth film, entitled Riddick: Furya, is in development.

  1. ^ "RIDDICK (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Riddick (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 12, 2016.