While Vin Diesel shared a new look at himself as the title character
Riddick in the R-rated David Twohy-directed sequel to Pitch Black, a
press release confirms the previous casting scoops reported by Bloody
Disgusting months ago.
Riddick also sees the return of Karl Urban
(Star Trek) as Vaako and introduces to the series previously announced
cast member Jordi Molla as Santana, the arrogant captain of the
mercenary ship; Matt Nable (Killer Elite) as Boss Johns, a man looking
for answers; Katee Sackhoff (TV's Battlestar Galactica) as the Nordic
mercenary Dahl; and Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall) as bounty hunter
Moss. Rounding out the cast are Dave Bautista (The Scorpion King 3:
Battle for Redemption), Conrad Pla (Immortals), Raoul Trujillo
(Apocalypto), Nolan Funk (Aliens in America) and two-time Grammy
Award-nominated singer Keri Hilson.
"The infamous Riddick has
been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless.
Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien
predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off
is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who
rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.
The
first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and
violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick
is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that
no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without
Riddick's head as their trophy."
