It's always cool to see a movie star do something nice for his fans, so I appreciate the gesture, but man, Diesel appears to be as high as a kite in his intro to this little vlog. There's no actual footage of the new film in the video (they start talking about it around the 5:30 mark); just Twohy talking about the various fauna of the new alien world that Riddick is going to find himself trapped on. No mention of plot, except for the fact that Riddick is being hunted by mercenaries in the film, and that they're going to be aiming for an R-rating. That would probably be in reaction to the box office disappointment that the toned-down, PG-13 Chronicles of Riddick wound up being, barely grossing its budget back thanks to international markets. I like the thought processes here, to be honest: make a cheaper, R-rated film that compares to Pitch Black instead of its bloated sequel. Still, we'll have to wait for next year to see what Diesel and Twohy have up their sleeve. In the meantime, take a trip to Diesel's basement to catch the footage:


























Perfect example of this is in the Alien series. They made the terrible Alien vs Predator (PG-13) followed by the horrendous Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (R).
You made your bed, now lie in it. Don't try to win back the original audience with some shitty olive branch in the form of a preferred rating. Ugh.
Vin Diesel seems like a really cool guy, and I hope that this new movie performs a lot better than Chronicles did.
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JIZZX9000
@Vin Diesel said:
Hopefully they learned from their mistakes with the somewhat bloated sequel.
That video is almost... adorable.
I liked the games and the movies, and I like Vin Diesel
Also, @Rorie, why didn't you come to Boston? The SEGA guys were nice and it was great to meet childhood idols, don't get me wrong, but nobody there was really knowledgeable enough about the forums for me to start up a bitch session.
I too, would like another Riddick movie.