Riddick (film)

Riddick
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Twohy
Written by	David Twohy
Based on	Characters by Jim Wheat Ken Wheat
Produced by	Vin Diesel Ted Field
Starring	Vin Diesel Jordi Mollà Matt Nable Katee Sackhoff Dave Bautista Bokeem Woodbine Raoul Trujillo Karl Urban
Cinematography	David Eggby
Edited by	Tracy Adams
Music by	Graeme Revell
Production companies	One Race Films Radar Pictures Riddick Canada Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States) Entertainment One (Canada)
Release date	September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)
Running time	119 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Canada
Language	English
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.