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New Photo, Cast & Synopsis For Riddick

Details of second sequel to Vin Diesel's hit Pitch Black.

The synopsis and cast list has been released for Riddick, as well as a new photo.

The third film in the Vin Diesel-starring franchise comes after 2000 hit Pitch Black and 2004's sequel The Chronicles of Riddick.

Writer-director David Twohy returns to direct Diesel as the escaped convict and antihero.

Here's the synopsis:

The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty.

The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy.

PR NewsWire have some character descriptions: Karl Urban returns as Vaako and introduces to the series Jordi Molla (Bad Boys II, Colombiana) as Santana, the arrogant captain of the mercenary ship; Matt Nable (Killer Elite) as Boss Johns, a man looking for answers; Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) as the Nordic mercenary Dahl; and Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall remake) as bounty hunter Moss.

Here are some new more names: Dave Bautista (The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption), Conrad Pla (Immortals), Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto), Nolan Funk (Aliens in America) and Grammy Award-nominated singer Keri Hilson.

Diesel, as producer, has the following talent behind him: director of photography David Eggby (Pitch Black, Mad Max), production designer Joseph Nemec III (A Perfect Getaway, The Hills Have Eyes, Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and editor Tracy Hall (Limitless, A Perfect Getaway, The Flock).

Riddick is currently shooting in Montreal, Canada. The project did have the working title of The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking, but it appears to have been shortened.