With Vin Diesel returning to the title role, 2013's Riddickwas an action-packed adventure, but its ending left a lot of questions. Following the success of 2000's Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick caught up with the shiny-eyed, super-powered criminal as he braved the barren wastes of a planet and fought bounty hunters. The film further explored the fascinating universe of the franchise, and also built upon the character while delivering the same excitement the franchise has consistently delivered. Though the critical response was mixed, the box office told another story and the movie grossed nearly $100 million (via Box Office Mojo).

Director David Twohy's The Chronicles of Riddick trilogy began in 2000, and the Riddick movies to date include Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Riddick. In addition to this, there is a Sci-Fi Channel special, Into Pitch Black. Now a fourth movie is coming with Riddick: Furya. Starring Vin Diesel as the eponymous Riddick, the convicted murderer/mercenary-warrior with surgically enhanced vision, the first movie was released with little fanfare in February 2000. Grossing $53 million (Box Office Mojo), it established Diesel as an up-and-coming action star. The first sequel, three years later, elevated the franchise from niche into the mainstream and was followed by the third film just under a decade later.

Riddick 4 is shaping up to end the Vin Diesel sci-fi franchise. While he built his career on the Fast & Furious or Xander Cage movies, Diesel made his first real impression on audiences thanks to 2000's sleeper hit Pitch Black. Diesel beat out Steven Seagal to play Richard B. Riddick, a brutal convict who crash lands on a planet filled with creatures that hunt in the dark. Diesel's gravelly-voiced charisma has rarely been better utilized than Pitch Black, but while he returned for two sequels, the series never had the box-office impact of his other franchises.

Here is a comprehensive ranking of every movie featuring New Zealand actor Karl Urban, ranked from worst to best. Urban has earned himself a reputation throughout his career as a representative of nerd culture, featuring in a slew of the most successful and well-respected fantasy/science fiction movie franchises in history. He has appeared in 30 films in the last 30 years and shows no signs of slowing any time soon.

The release and enormous success of Jurassic World Dominion reveal the extent to which there is still an appetite for sequels in today’s Hollywood. What helps the movie to succeed is, undoubtedly, its ability to continue some of the ground explored in its two immediate predecessors while also tapping into nostalgia for the original - hence the return of Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, and Ian Malcolm.

In addition to Riddick 4 being in development, Vin Diesel has teased a possible spinoff TV show called Merc City. While Diesel may be best known now for portraying the often memed Dom Toretto in the Fast and the Furious franchise, the first character he played to really get the attention of the audience was antihero Richard B. Riddick in 2000's Pitch Black. A blend of sci-fi and horror, Pitch Black was an ensemble piece, but Riddick was the clear standout of the bunch, managing to be both intimidating and extremely charismatic.

The next entry is set to take place there, so here's Riddick's homeworld of Furya explained. Pitch Black was a modestly budgeted creature feature with a great hook that also featured a breakout performance from Vin Diesel. He played a convict named Riddick, who is one of the few survivors of a spaceship crash landing on a planet overrun with light-sensitive monsters. Riddick's "eye shine" ability - which let him see in the dark - and superhuman endurance made him the only hope of the others.

Fast & Furious icon Vin Diesel is one of the most popular action stars today. But apart from helming big-budget franchises like Riddick and XXX, Diesel has also had his fair share of under-the-radar films. From starring in his own directorial ventures to collaborating with legendary director Sidney Lumet, the actor has had a diverse filmography.

The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dark Fury is a 2004 anime that reveals what happened with Vin Diesel's Riddick and the other survivors of Pitch Black following the end of the movie. The likes of Steven Seagal and other major action stars were considered for the lead in Pitch Black before the relatively unknown Vin Diesel was cast. The movie takes place on a barren planet where the survivors of a spaceship crash discover that man-eating creatures live underground, but they only come out in the dark. The issue there is that a total eclipse of the planet is imminent, and their only hope is Diesel's ruthless convict Riddick.