New Trailer: Vin Diesel Kills as 'Riddick'

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Vin Diesel is hot again at the box office, thanks to a slew of back-to-back Fast & Furious flicks,andnow he's chosen to bring one of his most iconic characters back to the big screen for a third round of sci-fi action and mayhem. Check out the badass first trailer for Riddick!

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Following 2000's Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick, the new film is set to hit theaters and IMAX on September 6 and reunites Diesel with director David Twohy for a more pared-down film in which our anti-hero finds himself up against a group of bloodthirsty mercenaries and even more bloodthirsty alien predators. Activating an emergency beacon, he catches the attention of two passing ships – one carrying a new breed of mercenary, and the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.

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Also co-produced by Diesel, the Riddick cast includes Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Bokeem Woodbine, Dave Bautista, Jordi Molla and Matt Nable.