Starring Vin Diesel and David Twohy reveal details of the new movie, as well as a spin-off series!
On Tuesday, Riddick star Vin Diesel had news of the new Riddick movie that he took his feelings about it to Facebook, where he teased 200,000 fans a “special guest” that he had with him on set. The guest turned out to be David Thohy, the creator of the Riddick series.
The video below has Diesel revealing the title of the new movie, which is Furia, and they will start filming as soon as Diesel gets his newborn Pauline in early 2017. The video also mentions an origin story for the Riddick series, mentioning that it will be titled Merc City.
“Are you guys excited to hear about ‘Furia’? Do you want to know where it all began with that dark character Riddick?” Diesel said. “I dunno if ‘Furia’ is rated R, it might be a little more expansive in its mythology, it may call for…”
“It’ll be rated R,” Twohy stated bluntly.
Furia was announced around the same time as Merc City was. Below is the press release, involving a deal between Diesel’s One Race Television and Universal Television to create the series.
Posted by Vin Diesel on Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Vin Diesel’s One Race Television is partnering with Universal Television on a multi-year, first-look production deal.
One Race, founded in 1995 by writer, director, producer and actor Diesel, has produced the four highest-grossing films in the seven film “Fast” franchise – Furious 7, Fast and Furious 6, Fast Five as well as Fast & Furious. The franchise has earned $3.9 billion at the worldwide box-office. He has directed Multifacial, Strays and Los Bandoleros. Previously, One Race launched multiple franchises in the action genre, including the science-fiction thriller Pitch Black and the two follow-up films, Chronicles of Riddick and Riddick, along with the hit xXx and the follow up xXx: Return of Xander Cage, in pre-production now. Diesel’s business acumen also extends to the gaming universe, where his Tigon Studios produced three critically acclaimed console titles including “Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay” and original property “The Wheelman.”
One of the first offerings going to market will be a television series complement to Diesel and writer/director David Twohy’s highly successful sci-fi franchise, “Riddick.”
“In addition to being a huge star for our feature division, Vin is a true creative force as a producer. After sitting down with him and his team at One Race Television, it’s clear he will now also be an incredible asset to both the network and our television studio” said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “We feel really fortunate to be in business with, not only an international powerhouse, but a truly thoughtful and passionate producer.”
“I have dreamt about expanding the One Race brand into television and now we’ve found the perfect creative partners in Bob, Jen and the team at Universal Television,” Diesel said. “Shana is an incredible addition to this team.”
Diesel has hired industry veteran Shana C. Waterman as Head of Television. Waterman will oversee development and production under this multi-year, first-look deal.
“I’m incredibly excited to join the exceptionally smart, innovative team Vin’s built at One Race,” Waterman said. “Both he and fellow producer Samantha Vincent, alongside their partners at Universal, have grown a formidable global brand ready-made for this diverse and highly creative time in the world of television.”
The next Riddick movie, Furia, will begin filming in 2017!
