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The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. It is a sequel to Pitch Black (2000) and the second installment in the Riddick film series. 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. It follows the adventures of Riddick as he attempts to elude capture and face an invading empire.

The film received negative reviews. It grossed $115.8 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise but still a financial disappointment. A sequel, titled Riddick, was released in 2013.

A crew of bounty hunters led by Toombs arrives at the frozen planet U.V. to hunt down Riddick, a notorious wanted fugitive. Riddick effortlessly kills Toombs' crew and forces Toombs to reveal the source of his intel: New Mecca on planet Helion Prime.

Commandeering Toombs' ship, Riddick heads to Helion Prime. He confronts Abu al-Walid, an Imam whom he rescued five years earlier, and one of the few that knows of his hiding place. Abu al-Walid 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. During the battle, Abu al-Walid is killed, Aereon is captured, and Riddick sneaks onto a Necromonger ship.

As "the Purifier," the Necromonger high priest, coerces the populace into converting, Riddick shows himself and kills the warrior who killed Abu al-Walid. Intrigued, Lord Marshal, the Necromongers' leader, orders Riddick be scanned by the Quasi-Dead telepaths, who determine he is a Furyan survivor. A shocked Lord Marshal orders Riddick's death, but he escapes only to be captured by Toombs. Toombs' new crew takes Riddick to Crematoria, a scorching subterranean prison moon.

Lord Marshal sends Commander Vaako to hunt down Riddick. Vaako's wife speaks to Aereon, who reveals Lord Marshal devastated planet Furya after he was told a child from that planet would kill him. Dame Vaako and her husband determine Lord Marshal wants Riddick dead, as he may be the child of said prophecy.

On Crematoria, Riddick quickly asserts his position in the prison's populace. He finds Jack, the girl he also rescued 5 years ago, now named Kyra, who resents him for abandoning her. Meanwhile, tension brews between Toombs and the prison warden, who knows this bounty has attracted the Necromongers to Crematoria. A firefight breaks out, killing most of the bounty hunters except for Toombs.

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