As the third film outing for Richard B. Riddick approaches we thought it was time to do a quick round-up of his film career and extended universe adventures. What *is *eye shine? How do you get it? And when will we see the third film, simply titled Riddick? These answers, and more, below…
Pitch%20Black%20was%20pitched%20(that%E2%80%99s%20right,%20pitched.%20We%20went%20there?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Pitch%20Black%E2%80%99s%20story%20was%20a%20rather%20clever%20bait-and-switch.%20While%20there%E2%80%99s%20an%20opening%20voiceover%20from%20Vin%20Diesel%E2%80%99s%20Riddick,%20convicted%20criminal%20and%20murderer,%20most%20of%20our%20initial%20introduction%20is%20to%20apparently-heroic,%20apparent-lawman%20Johns%20(Cole%20Hauser?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
In%20the%20original%20script,%20Riddick%20was%20a%20woman%20called%20Taras%20Krieg.%20The%20character%20was%20given%20a%20gender%20change%20early%20on%20since%20it%20was%20felt%20she%E2%80%99d%20be%20more%20menacing%20with%20size%20as%20well%20as%20speed.%20The%20last%20of%20his%20species,%20the%20Furyans,%20Riddick%E2%80%99s%20defining%20characteristic%20is%20his%20eyeshine,%20allowing%20him%20to%20see%20in%20pitch%20black%20without%20difficulty.%20He%E2%80%99s%20also%20tough,%20strong-willed,%20a%20ruthless%20killer%20when%20necessary%20and%20a%20pushover%20for%20kids.%20That%E2%80%99s%20why%20we%20like%20him%20%E2%80%93%20it%E2%80%99s%20like%20when%20Rocky%20stroked%20the%20puppy%20(not%20a%20euphemism?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Pitch%20Black%20boasted%20a%20curious%20pre-release%20mockumentary%20on%20the%20Sci-Fi%20Channel%20called%20Into%20Pitch%20Black.%20It%20followed%20lawmen%20investigating%20the%20crash%20of%20the%20Hunter%20Graztner%20(the%20doomed%20ship?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Much%20like%20The%20Clone%20Wars%20or%20The%20Animatrix,%20the%20Riddick%20franchise%20also%20has%20a%20short%20animated%20film%20designed%20to%20bridge%20the%20gap%20between%20two%20live-action%20outings.%20Dark%20Fury%20was%20released%20back%20in%202004%20just%20before%20Chronicles%20Of%20Riddick%20to%20explain%20the%20interim.%20It%E2%80%99s%20a%20tense,%20dark%20short%20in%20which%20Riddick%20stows%20away%20on%20a%20ship%20full%20of%20mercenaries%20and%20provides%20interesting%20character%20revelations%20about%20Pitch%20Black%E2%80%99s%20Jack%20(Rhiana%20Griffith?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
The%20Chronicles%20Of%20Riddick%20sees%20our%20hero%20going%20it%20alone%20again,%20visiting%20Helion%20Prime%20just%20as%20that%20planet%20comes%20under%20attack%20from%20the%20fearsome%20and%20apparently%20invincible%20Necromongers,%20led%20by%20Colm%20Feore%E2%80%99s%20Lord%20Marshal,%20Karl%20Urban%E2%80%99s%20Vaako%20and%20Thandie%20Newton%E2%80%99s%20Lady%20Macbeth-alike%20Dame%20Vaako.%20Riddick,%20with%20the%20help%20of%20Judi%20Dench%E2%80%99s%20faintly%20angelic%20Aereon,%20escapes%20the%20invasion,%20stops%20off%20on%20prison%20planet%20Crematoria%20(where%20he%20picks%20up%20with%20Kyra%20again,%20now%20played%20by%20Alexa%20Davalos?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
The%20director%E2%80%99s%20cut%20for%20Chronicles%20Of%20Riddick%20delves%20deeper%20into%20Riddick%E2%80%99s%20background.%20In%20there,%20a%20Furyan%20from%20Riddick%E2%80%99s%20past,%20Sheira%20(Kristin%20Lehman?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Despite%20Chronicles%20Of%20Riddick%E2%80%99s%20disappointing%20box-office%20($115m%20in%20global%20grosses?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Twohy%20is%20keeping%20the%20concept%20simple%20for%20the%20third%20film.%20Our%20favourite%20Furyan%20has%20been%20left%20for%20dead%20on%20a%20desert%20planet.%20He%E2%80%99s%20pursued%20both%20by%20murderous%20predators%20and%20even%20more%20bloodthirsty%20mercenaries%20who%20will%20stop%20at%20nothing%20for%20their%20trophy.%20Diesel%20and%20Twohy%20have%20stuck%20to%20their%20guns%20for%20an%20R-rating,%20meaning%20a%20much%20leaner%20budget%20(shot%20in%20Canada%20for%20only%20$60%20million?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)