Pitch black is a 2000 science fiction action movie written by ken and jim wheat. See more ideas about vin diesel, the chronicles of riddick and i movie. A wanted criminal, riddick finds himself caught in the middle of a crusade where an army called the necromongers invade the planet of helion prime with the intent of wiping out all humans in the known galaxy. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed. The film stars vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, and keith david. Rule the dark is a 20 american science fiction action film and the third installment in the riddick film series. Pitch black 310 movie clip found something worse than. The first 3 adventures of riddick is a fun series with each film being very different from the one before. Riddick diesel is being transported to prison in a spacecraft. Chronicles of riddick 4 script almost completed teases vin. Pitch black 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Into pitch black tv movie 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tom engelman, scott kroopf, tony winley, ted field. This movie sets the stage for the sequel, the chronicles of riddick as well as the animated version, dark fury to come out.
The movie ends with riddick, jack and imam leaving the planet in a small space craft. I like this story better than the subsequent riddick films, but i enjoy them all. Vin diesels second feature as scifi badass riddick, set five years after the events in pitch black 2000. Chronicles of riddick 4 script comes in next week teases. Watch pitch black online stream full movie directv. Produced by and starring vin diesel as the title character, riddick is written and directed by david twohy, who previously wrote and directed the first two installments, pitch black 2000 and the chronicles of riddick 2004. A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. Slam city is a short flash movie prequel to pitch black by animator brian murray with david twohy which had been available for download at the pitch black website. Into pitch black is a scifi channel special which aired before pitch black, and was about lawmen investigating riddicks past as well as an investigation into the crash of the hunter gratzner. The film was initially released as pitch black, but after the release of the chronicles of riddick it was renamed the chronicles of riddick. The same cant be said of the sequel, 2004s chronicles of riddick, an unfortunate attempt to shoehorn the first films antihero into a garish galactic spectacle.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. With the release of riddick this friday, our faceoff this week involves the first two installments of vin diesels riddick franchise, 2000s pitch black and 2004s the chronicles of. It has since grown to include three liveaction sequels, an animated feature, several video games, and. Pitch black ws unrated directors cut dvd 2000 at best buy. Slam city is in the form of an official, confidential prison record detailing riddicks arrival and escape from the ursa luna slam city facility in eleven hours twentytwo minutes. Every chronicles of riddick movie ranked, worst to best. The chronicles of riddick barely makes sense, and that. Pitch black starring vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, keith david, and claudia black release date. David melvin with vin diesel, brian gant, lisa saum, robert w. In this science fiction thriller, a spaceship is transporting a disparate group of people to a faraway. The tv movie takes place after pitch black 2000 and before the chronicles of riddick.
Riddick is being transported to a prison under a man named john a cop. The chronicles of riddick collection the movie database. Riddick first appeared as a dangerous criminal who becomes an antihero of sorts in the 2000 release pitch black. This week in horror movie history pitch black 2000. Twohy had to cut several dialogue scenes from his stylish scifibmovie pitch black for the theatrical release. Dark fury 2004 v and the chronicles of riddick 2000 and follows a lawman brian gant whom is assigned by his superior to find riddick vin diesel, but goes to a bar and instead hires a female merc lisa baum to go to the desert planet where the huntergratzner crashed and find. Pitch black on its dvd rerelease is a 2000 american science fiction action horror film cowritten and directed by david twohy. Pitch black 2000 by david twohy, starring vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, keith david and rhiana griffith. Directed by david twohy warlock 1989, the fugitive 1993 and produced by tom engelman the last samurai 2003, the lone ranger 20, the film donned a strong cast including vin diesel xxx 2002, the fast and furious series as richard b.
Vin diesel reprises his role as riddick and acts as producer. Riddick, is notable for being a badass antihero, for being one of the last descendants of the furyan race, and for being portrayed by vin diesel in 2000, pitch black was a surprise hit. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Parents need to know that pitch black is the scifi action movie that spawned vin diesels riddick franchise. The chronicles of riddick happens five years after the events in pitch black and a lot has changed in that time. This first movie, however, is mostly about characters working together to survive a greater threat. The chronicles of riddick, is a science fiction action media franchise created in 2000 by david twohy spanning three liveaction feature films, a directtodvd animated film, two video games for pc and consoles, one motion comic, one mobile game, and two novelizations the series follows the adventures of antihero character riddick either portrayed or voiced by vin diesel. Watch pitch black full movie 2000 video dailymotion.
Convert video league of angels iii pitch black titled the chronicles of riddick. Director david twohys the chronicles of riddick trilogy began in 2000 with pitch black, and continued with 2004s the chronicles of riddick, and 20s riddick, and this is the franchise ranked. A sequel that cost over four times as much as the original is generally a huge red flag, and a sign that the makers have completely. Riddick trilogy pitch black the chronicles of riddick. The chronicles of riddick franchise all the tropes. When their ship crashes on an unexplored planet, the survivors of the crash soon discover that this planet that is normally always day is going to soon be in a state of eclipse that will bring out deadly nocturnal creatures.
The dc is represented by the old rc1, the theatrical version by the australian rc4. Pitch black as the dark horror style movie, the big explosive action with chronicles and ending with an animated feature that meets in the middle. In the chronicles of riddick, the bizarre incongruences and gaps in logic that often plague your standardissue hollywood spectacle have an unexpectedly enjoyable bent. This week in horror movie history, back on february 18th in 2000, pitch black hit theaters. Twohy, who also made the scifi cult item, the arrival. Terrified, he hires a female cyberpunk merc to do the job for him. Starring vin diesel as the eponymous riddick, the convicted murderermercenarywarrior with surgically enhanced vision, it was released with little fanfare. Riddick or the chronicles of riddick sometimes described as conan in space is a series of low science fantasy movies and video games set in the 27th century. After the events of pitch black, a contractor is hired to locate riddick, dead or alive. The aliens only come out of their hiding during the solar eclipse which happens only once in many years hence the title pitch black. This was changed to leave an opening for a sequel with vin diesel returning. This movie can stand on its own without the sequels.
Since i am looking forward to the newest riddick movie to come out in two weeks, i again watched pitch black, dark fury and the chronicles of riddick. Two of the titles, pitch black, and the chronicles of riddick are on bluray. All riddick related media since has borne the chronicles of. Considered by many to be diesels breakout role, the franchise began in 2000 with pitch black. Making of pitch black 2000 introduction by david twohy. On the one hand these slow down the speed of the movie, on the other hand they allow interesting insights into the characters. Pitch black but it is literally pitch black youtube. See more ideas about the chronicles of riddick, vin diesel and sci fi.
With radha mitchell, cole hauser, vin diesel, keith david. It is the first and so far only film in the franchise to be given a pg rating. Riddick vin diesel is perpetually on the run from those who want him captured or dead, little makes senseand its all to the films benefit. Autumn in new york 2000 full movie new daily motion. Pitch black is a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by david twohy, and is widely recognized as the acting breakthrough of vin diesel.
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