Vin Diesel reprises his role as Richard B. Riddick and acts as producer, alongside Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie), Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, and Keith David.

Imam tried to reach out to Riddick as he believes Helion Prime is the target of the Necromongers, religious fanatics crusading across the stars to absorb all human life into their ranks and kill the rest.

Aereon, an Air Elemental, believes Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a race of warriors long thought extinct.

That night, massive Necromongers carriers unleashed countless ships upon Helion Prime and take control of the planet within hours.

Intrigued, Lord Marshal, the Necromongers' leader, orders Riddick be scanned by the Quasi-Dead telepaths, who determine he is a Furyan survivor.

He reveals that he too is a Furyan and, fighting his brain-washing, encourages Riddick to kill the Lord Marshal, then commits suicide by walking into the scorching sunlight.

Dame Vaako sees him but encourages her husband to let Riddick fight Lord Marshal first, then kill the victor and take place as leader.

Taking advantage of the Necromonger's culture, Riddick openly challenges Lord Marshal, who taunts him by revealing Kyra has been converted.

Universal Pictures decided to develop a sequel to Pitch Black after the success of The Fast and the Furious, another action film that starred Vin Diesel.

The site's critical consensus states, "As an action movie, Riddick offers some thrills, but as a sequel to Pitch Black, it's a disappointment".

[10] Slant Magazine gave the film 1.5 out of 4 and stated, "Eschewing the claustrophobic minimalism of its predecessor Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick is an extravagant orgy of used sci-fi parts.

"[15] Desson Thomson of Washington Post also gave the film a negative review and said that "the muddy, convoluted story revolves around the star's cool-guy poses and one-liners.

"[16] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film 2.5 out of 4 and stated that "although The Chronicles of Riddick offers its share of solidly entertaining moments, it doesn't hold together as a single, coherent motion picture experience.

"[19] Paul Clinton of CNN gave the film a negative review and called it "a big, cheesy sci-fi flick tailor-made for a young male audience looking for things that go boom.

[21] Time Out also gave the film a negative review and stated, "The sequel baton pass at the finale is pretty nifty, but it's surely asking too much to think the filmmakers could leave us wanting more.

"[22] Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave the film 2 out of 5 and termed it a "very violent, brainless explosion movie.

The animated short film The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury was released by Aeon Flux director Peter Chung.