Concept Good-Title Bad

Coming Attractions has posted up a script review of the third "Riddick" flick now in the early pre-production.

The sequel is currently being called "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking"

Reviving the hard R-rated edge of the original "Pitch Black" rather than the space opera PG-13 schlock of The Chronicles of Riddick,

Picking up where 'Chronicles' left off, David Twohy's script has the anti-hero (Vin Diesel) no longer wishing to be the Necromonger's Lord Marshal and making a deal with Lord Vaako to hand the position over to him in exchange for being returned to Furya.

Things turn to hell though with Riddick left for dead on a harsh planet with three moons, populated with nasty creatures like trisons and mud demons, and being hunted by two shipfuls of mercenaries.

Visions of a woman haunt him, while the character comes to realise that the only way to survive is to drop the more civilised traits he's picked up in recent films and return to his merciless hunter origin

Going back to what made the character work in the first film is certainly wise...But I sure as heck hope they do indeed lose that awful title