David Twohy Set To Helm 'Pitch Black' Sequel

[Thursday, June 6th, 2002]
Universal Pictures has closed a deal with "Pitch Black" writer-director David Twohy to helm the film's sequel, "Riddick," with Vin Diesel back on board to reprise the title role, reports The Hollywood Reporter

He has also commited to two more installments of the saga.

The project continues the adventures of Riddick, a brooding convict who in the first feature was being transported as part of a space mission that was shipwrecked on a mysterious planet.

The sequel is expected to flesh out the dark and corrupted universe that was only partially glimpsed in the first installment.

Twohy is rewriting the material, whose previous writers included David Hayter and Akiva Goldsman.

The project will begin shooting by the end of the year.

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