The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction / fantasy / thriller film. It follows the adventures of Richard B. Riddick, as he attempts to elude capture after the events depicted in the 2000 film Pitch Black. It was directed by David Twohy, also the director of Pitch Black, and stars Vin Diesel, Karl Urban and Judi Dench, with Thandie Newton and Colm Feore.

"The Chronicles of Riddick" is the actual name of this film, though Universal has chosen to use it as an overall brand name for anything starring the character Riddick. Consequently, the 2003 re-release of Pitch Black was retitled The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black on the case (though the on-screen title remained the same), the animated short film Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury - and the video game prequel / spin off was called Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - .

Richard B. Riddick (played by Vin Diesel), more commonly known simply as Riddick, is the fictional Furyan protagonist of a number of films in the Riddick series, including Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury - . He is also the star of two video games based on the series; Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - and the upcoming Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - .

Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch BlackUpon the release of the movie's sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick, the title of the DVD release was changed to The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black to match Universal Studios' branding strategy. ) is a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by David Twohy.

In the film, a dangerous criminal (Richard B. Riddick) is being transported to prison in a cargo spacecraft. When the spaceship is damaged in a meteor shower and makes an emergency crash landing on an empty desert planet, Riddick escapes. However, when predatory flying alien creatures called "Bioraptors" (dubbed "Big Boys" by Riddick) begin attacking the survivors, Riddick joins forces with the crew to develop a plan to escape the planet.

The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction / fantasy / thriller film. It follows the adventures of Richard B. Riddick, as he attempts to elude capture after the events depicted in the 2000 film Pitch Black. It was directed by David Twohy, also the director of Pitch Black, and stars Vin Diesel, Karl Urban and Judi Dench, with Thandie Newton and Colm Feore.

"The Chronicles of Riddick" is the actual name of this film, though Universal has chosen to use it as an overall brand name for anything starring the character Riddick. Consequently, the 2003 re-release of Pitch Black was retitled The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black on the case (though the on-screen title remained the same), the animated short film Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury - and the video game prequel / spin off was called Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - .

The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury is a 2004 made-for-DVD animated movie. It was directed by the Korean-American animator Peter Chung, and features Vin Diesel performing the voice of Richard B. Riddick.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a video game developed by the Swedish developers Starbreeze Studios set before the events of the movies Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. The Xbox version was released at the same time as the movie in June 2004 and a Windows version was released later that year in December. There is also a special x64 version of the game available.

The likeness and voice of the movie's star, Vin Diesel, are also used for the game's main character, Richard B. Riddick.

Escape from Butcher Bay received a good deal of critical acclaim, and was generally viewed as a very accomplished and innovative experience. Reviewers often commented that Butcher Bay was actually better than the accompanying movie.

The video game website GameSpot gave the game considerable praise, saying it has "the best single-player action in a first-person game on the Xbox" (at the time of writing), and was "one of the best action games available" at the time of release.

They also said it was "one of the best PC action games of the year". The game received a 'superb' score of 9.3 out of 10 on both platforms, though "enhanced visuals and exclusive extras make the PC version even better than the Xbox original".

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is an upcoming video game for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The science fiction first-person action game, is anticipated to be largely a remake of Category: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - .

The game is being developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Vivendi Games. According to Starbreeze Lead Designer Ian Stevens, the decision to do a remake was because Microsoft could not make Escape from Butcher Bay backward compatible with the Xbox 360, and because they wanted to get the Escape story to a larger audience before progressing further.

Dark Athena is expected to have improved graphics and AI from Escape along with the addition of a multiplayer mode. The single player mode will also be expanded to include Riddick escaping onto a mercenary ship called Dark Athena.

Vin Diesel, the voice and likeness of the title character, will be involved in the production of Assault on Dark Athena. The game is expected to be released in 2008. It has not yet received an ESRB rating.

The Chronicles of Riddick is a science fiction series, spanning a number of films and video games. "The Chronicles of Riddick" is also the title of the second film in the series. The series follows the exploits of the character Richard B. Riddick and the universe in which they take place.

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