The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
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| The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | |
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| Directed by | Peter Chung |
| Produced by | John Kafka Jae Y. Moh |
| Written by | Characters: Jim Wheat Ken Wheat Story: David Twohy Screenplay: Brett Matthews |
| Starring | Vin Diesel Rhiana Griffith Keith David Nick Chinlund Tress MacNeille Roger L. Jackson |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 2004 |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury is a made-for-DVD animated movie set between the films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. It was directed by Peter Chung, and features Vin Diesel performing the voice of Richard B. Riddick.
[edit] Plot
Shortly after escaping the planet from Pitch Black, Riddick, Jack and Abu (the Imam) are picked up by a ship. They quickly discover that it's a mercenary ship, making Jack's remark at the end of the previous movie prophetic. Although Riddick attempts to conceal his identity from the mercenaries, they quickly voice-print him and realize his identity.
Captured by the mercenaries, the trio of survivors rapidly discover that their captors have unusual plans for them. The ship's owner, Antonia Chillingsworth (Tress MacNeille) is a collector of criminals, of whom she freezes and keeps as statues that are, in her view, art. To her Riddick is the ultimate "masterpiece" for her collection. Riddick, Jack, and Imam must face down and fight their way through the enormous army of human and nonhuman creatures at her disposal, or they will meet a fate far crueler than death.
This film carries important character development elements for Jack (to become Kyra in Chronicles of Riddick), as at the end she discovers her violent side by shooting the ship's owner just before she can kill Riddick. This discovery is clearly a source of worry for Riddick as the three escape from the mercenary ship.
[edit] Trivia
- Dark Fury reunites Vin Diesel with other original cast members Rhiana Griffith and Keith David from Pitch Black, and introduces a new character who appeared in The Chronicles of Riddick, Toombs (Nick Chinlund).
