CS Soapbox: Did Alien 3 Beget Riddick? Director David Twohy’s 2000 Pitch Black (out this week for the first time on 4K!) would not exist without Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise.
Riddick is a “better” person than Junior but his arc in Pitch Black is certainly one that (at the very least) suggests redemption.
Its muddled journey from script to screen was plagued with studio interference, contract negotiations, and a revolving door of creators.
That said, it’s ironic that the evolution of the Riddick character saw him become just that.