The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
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A notorious fugitive must navigate a deadly landscape and face an invading empire of religious fanatics.
The story
The Chronicles of Riddick follows the adventures of Riddick, a notorious wanted fugitive, as he attempts to elude capture and face an invading empire. After a crew of bounty hunters led by Toombs arrives at the planet U.V. 6 to hunt him down, Riddick defeats them and learns of the location of his hiding place on Helion Prime. Upon reaching Helion Prime, he encounters an old acquaintance, Abu al-Walid, just as the planet is attacked by the Necromongers, a group of religious fanatics seeking to convert all human life. Riddick must navigate this escalating conflict while evading the forces of the invading empire.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After defeating a bounty hunter crew on U.V. 6, Riddick travels to Helion Prime to find Abu al-Walid. He discovers the planet is being invaded by the Necromongers, led by the Lord Marshal. During the siege, Riddick is identified as a Furyan survivor and captured by Toombs, who takes him to the prison moon Crematoria. There, Riddick encounters Kyra, a girl he rescued years prior. Amidst a three-way conflict between prisoners, guards, and Necromongers on Crematoria, Riddick escapes and eventually finds himself on the Necromongers' flagship. He faces the Lord Marshal in a final confrontation. After Kyra sacrifices herself to wound the Lord Marshal, Riddick kills the leader. The surviving Necromongers, including the commander Vaako, acknowledge Riddick as their new leader.
- First release year
- 2004
- Runtime (minutes)
- 119
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- David Twohy
- Writers
- David Twohy · writer
- Cast and characters
- Vin Diesel · Richard B. Riddick; Thandiwe Newton · Dame Vaako; Karl Urban · Commander Vaako; Colm Feore · the Lord Marshal; Keith David · Abu al-Walid; Alexa Davalos · Jack / Kyra; Judi Dench · Aereon; Nick Chinlund · Toombs; Linus Roache · The Purifier
- Genres
- science fiction; action
- Themes
- survival; faith; prophecy
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; serious
- Premise and plot tags
- sci-fi; action; space adventure; sequel
- Franchise connections
- Riddick
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews and was considered a financial disappointment despite being the highest-grossing film in the franchise.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 28% · scale: percentage · review count: 166; Metacritic · score: 38 · scale: 100 · review count: 34; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Awards and nominations
- Razzie Award · Worst Actor · 2004 · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film's budget was between $105 and $120 million.; The concept of Elementals was inspired by Dungeons & Dragons.; The film was shot in Vancouver, Canada.
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