He is best known for playing dominic toretto in the fast and the furious franchise, and is one of the highestgrossing actors of all time diesel began his career in 1990 and initially struggled to gain roles until he wrote, directed, produced, scored, and starred. The film was initially released as pitch black, but after the release of the chronicles of riddick it was renamed the chronicles of riddick. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. In boiler room, hes a regular guy working a regular job.
Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. The chronicles of riddick 2004 in which diesel has become a badass movie star. Mark sinclair born july 18, 1967, known professionally as vin diesel, is an american actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Vincent, an acting instructor and theatre manager, in an artists housing project in new york citys greenwich. This film is not perfect, nor does it pretend to be, theres allot of bad dialog and sometimes the movie just seems to trail off in some places and doesnt follow a steady pace. While not a colossal hit in 2000, pitch black introduced scifi horror audiences to the character of richard b. When their ship crashlands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict riddick vin diesel isnt the only. It takes place four years after pitch black and involved riddicks meeting with jack and imam, survivors from the first film, his escape from the prison planet crematoria, and his battle with the necromonger fleet, which ended with the. Tom engelman, scott kroopf, tony winley, ted field. Back in july, we passed along word that pitch black, the chronicles of riddick, and riddick writerdirector david twohy has sent the script for riddick 4. See the film that introduced the world to the character of riddick chronicles of riddick unrated dvd own it nov. Details about pitch black original movie poster 27x40 intl vin diesel.
The ensemble performances ultimately detracted from what audiences really wanted more of. Pitch black is the first movie in the chronicles of riddick series and it introduces the world to riddick. As they lose sources of light, the creatures get fiercer and riddick vin diesel decides to show one of them what a real monster looks like. Originality isnt high in pitch black, and other movies such as aliens are better, but pitch black is a well put together sci fi movie that deserves a watch. Pitch black 810 movie clip monster meets monster 2000 hd. I like this story better than the subsequent riddick films, but i enjoy them all. With vin diesel, rhiana griffith, keith david, roger jackson. Packaged together are bluray versions of vin diesel starring the chronicles of riddick and pitch black. Vin diesel was born to play this tough, vicious and strange antihero riddick character. The wanted criminal richard bruno riddick vin diesel arrives on a planet called helion prime and finds himself up against an invading empire called the necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe. This is not the kind of question youre supposed to ask about pitch black, but id rather have the answer than any 45 minutes of this movie.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Pitch black on its dvd rerelease is a 2000 american science fiction action horror film cowritten and directed by david twohy. Jul 23, 2019 this fourth film is, of course, the newest entry in the riddick series which kicked off back in 2000 with the release of pitch black starring vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, and keith david. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of pitch black. In pitch black, he goes into full arnold schwarzenegger mode, flexing his muscles, grunting, and uttering the occasional one liner. All vin diesel movies ranked movie, riddick offers some thrills, but as a sequel to pitch black, its a disappointment. Vin diesel returns as the nocturnally gifted antihero riddick in this sequel to the 2000 cult item pitch black. The chronicles of riddick, is a science fiction action media franchise created in 2000 by david twohy spanning three liveaction feature films, a directtodvd animated film, two video games for pc and consoles, one motion comic, one mobile game, and two novelizations the series follows the adventures of antihero character riddick either portrayed or voiced by vin diesel in the 28th century. Vin diesel was born mark sinclair in alameda county, california, along with his fraternal twin brother, paul vincent. Pitch black original movie poster 27x40 intl vin diesel. Average action film starring vin diesel, that being said, i didnt expect much from pitch black, but i was pleasantly surprised. This movie can stand on its own without the sequels. A group of space travelers get stranded on a desert planet.
The film stars vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, and keith david. Pitch black is a 2000 science fiction action movie written by ken and jim wheat and later. With radha mitchell, cole hauser, vin diesel, keith david. The second feature film in the series, the chronicles of riddick was a considerably more expensive production and was more action oriented than its predecessor. When the spaceship is damaged by comet debris and makes an emergency crash landing on an empty desert planet, riddick escapes. He is a prisoner on a space ship which crash lands on what first appears to be an uninhabited. The first 3 adventures of riddick is a fun series with each film being very different from the one before. Pitch black 2000 in which vin diesel dons the persona of richard b. Directed by david twohy, pitch black followed a group of travelers that includes riddick, a dangerous criminal, en route to prison.
Riddick vin diesel hero costume riddick vin diesel hero goggles riddick vin diesel hero metal shiv riddick vin diesel blindfold riddick vin diesel mining lamp johns. Pitch black introduced audiences to riddick, vin diesels scifi horror action hero who went on to inspire an entire movie trilogy. This first movie, however, is mostly about characters working together to survive a greater threat. Finally, the pitch black script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the vin diesel movie. Pitch black is a tonally perfect blend of turnofthemillennium cheese, action movie bravado from a bygone era, and diesels heartfelt appreciation for the genre trappings of a. Riddick, played by vin diesel, who quickly became one of the genres coolest and most unconventional heroes. All actors vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, keith david, lewis fitzgerald, claudia black. Pitch blacks riddick is the goofy vin diesel we deserve.
In the few short years since pitch black, vin diesel has starred in both the fast and the furious and xxx, fully cementing his place in hollywood as. Its saving grace and reason for watching is the character of richard b. Pitch black introduced audiences to riddick, vin diesels scifihorror action hero who went on to inspire an entire movie trilogy. Vin diesel in pitch black 2000 cole hauser in pitch black 2000 one of the monsters as. Pitch black is a wonderful combination of science fiction, horror and drama all in one movie. Back in july, we passed along word that pitch black, the chronicles of riddick, and riddick writerdirector david twohy has sent the script for. Riddick trilogy pitch black the chronicles of riddick. Suddenly, this largely unknown actor, whose only significant credits were a part in saving private ryan and some voice work in the iron giant as the title character, is a hot commodity with significant roles in two films opening the same day. Oct 26, 2016 as they lose sources of light, the creatures get fiercer and riddick vin diesel decides to show one of them what a real monster looks like. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
This fourth film is, of course, the newest entry in the riddick series which kicked off back in 2000 with the release of pitch black starring vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser, and keith david. Mar 10, 2020 pitch black is a tonally perfect blend of turnofthemillennium cheese, action movie bravado from a bygone era, and diesels heartfelt appreciation for the genre trappings of a genre for which. Invariably vin diesel really is the highlight of the movie for a change, along with quite a reasonable supporting cast, and a spectacular enemy that really is worth waiting to see. Vin diesel stars as the ultimate antihero in one of the most actionpacked scifi epics of all time. Parents need to know that pitch black is the scifi action movie that spawned vin diesels riddick franchise. Pitch black is a 2000 science fiction action movie written by ken and jim wheat and later largely changed by director david twohy, and is widely recognized as the acting breakthrough of vin diesel. Mar 30, 2020 pitch black 2000 besides fast and furious and xxx, vin diesel is also known for his role as richard b. Packaged together are bluray versions of vin dieselstarring the chronicles of riddick and pitch black. Back in october, we passed along word that pitch black, the chronicles of riddick, and riddick writerdirector david twohys riddick 4. Mar 26, 2020 beyond that, the following films that made pitch black into a trilogy, the chronicles of riddick 2004 and riddick 20 focused on the character over anything else, and fell away from the aspects that made the first film drag. Pitch black falters a bit in its last halfhourthe films darkest moment reduces.
The plot of the movie is pretty simple but the nice thing about this scifi movie is that it. Riddick in the chronicles of riddick saga, which got started with the 2000 release of pitch. The film stars vin diesel, radha mitchell, cole hauser. Diesel fans are strongly advised to see both boiler room and pitch black, as they show different aspects of the actors range. Pitch black script transcript from the screenplay andor. Vin diesel is only able to play one role, that of a tough son of a bitch. The story also poses the problem less challenging from a darwinian view, to be sure of whether the diesel character will cooperate with his species mates or behave entirely like a selfish gene. Pitch black is a 2000 american science fiction action horror film cowritten and directed by david twohy. Pitch black 110 movie clip dislocated escape 2000 hd. And jack as they cross paths with a ship of body hunters and. We have some early details on these two vin diesel films in 1080p for the first time. Oct 26, 2016 the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Dec 02, 2019 back in october, we passed along word that pitch black, the chronicles of riddick, and riddick writerdirector david twohys riddick 4. Vin diesels peak dieselness happens in the riddick movies.
Pitch black and the chronicles of riddick bring the action to bluray on march 31st feb 6, 2009. Oct 21, 2019 back in july, we passed along word that pitch black, the chronicles of riddick, and riddick writerdirector david twohy has sent the script for riddick 4. Riddick, the wanted murderer with a secret soft spot for children and furry animals. Furya starring vin diesel will begin shooting next year. Pitch black as the dark horror style movie, the big explosive. Journey to a remote, hostile planet with a group of marooned passengers who learn that escaped convict riddick isnt the only thing they have to fear in pitch black. This story opens with the new action hero and the two other survivors of pitch black already caught by a giant spaceship filled with dread. The sinewy leader has a uniqueand creepyjail for master villains and she has her sights set on riddick. He was raised by his astrologerpsychologist mother, delora sherleen sinclair, and adoptive father, irving h.
With vin diesel, judi dench, colm feore, thandie newton. Pitch black 2000 besides fast and furious and xxx, vin diesel is also known for his role as richard b. Vincent, an acting instructor and theatre manager, in an artists housing project in new york citys greenwich village. Parents need to know that pitch black is the scifi action movie that spawned vin diesel s riddick franchise. This is the first time the riddick character is seen in a movie. He is best known for playing dominic toretto in the fast and the furious franchise, and is one of the highestgrossing actors of all time. However, when predatory alien creatures begin attacking the survivors, riddick joins forces with the survivi. Although lacking in effective storytelling, this film boasts enough. Despite an interesting premise and a starmaking turn from vin diesel, pitch. Pitch black 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Things get bigger, more starstudded and much more expensive in the second riddick installment, 2004s the chronicles of riddick. Riddick diesel is being transported to prison in a spacecraft. Riddick is being transported to prison in a spacecraft.