Dominic Toretto’s superhero powers have completely changed how I see this other Vin Diesel character

Now that Vin Diesel has pretty much reversed Fast & Furious‘ Dominic Toretto in a full-blown superhero, I’m less excited about his true sci-fi hero, Riddick. Diesel is now hard at work on a fourth Ridic movie, Riddick: Furywhich has been in various stages of development for over a decade now. David Twohy, the writer-director behind the first three films, rewrote the script and will once again direct the project. There is no confirmed release date for Riddick: FuryBut Diesel has teased that it will explore Riddick’s origin story.

I’ve always thought it was really cool that Diesel had Universal’s desire to have him make a cameo appearance in it The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift To score the right to the Riddick character. This meant that Diesel had complete ownership of the Ridic franchise and, as a result, complete creative control of his big-screen outings. I admire Diesel’s commitment to the character and to making sure his stories are told properly. But Riddick feels a lot less special since Diesel turned Toretto into an invincible Superman with his own set of superpowers.

Toretto becoming a “superhero” makes Vin Diesel’s Riddick less special

Riddick was supposed to be Diesel’s sci-fi hero

Back in the early 2000s, when both the Ridic And Fast & Furious Franchises were just getting started, each drawn from opposite ends of the action movie spectrum. Ridic was supposed to be Diesel’s sci-fi franchise In which he can dig into his love of superheroes and intergalactic exploration, while The Fast & Furious Films are supposed to be smaller, more grounded stories about illegal street racing. But this is no longer the case. The Fast & Furious Movies actually took place, and Toretto is pretty much a superhero.

Toretto can escape brutal car crashes, 100-foot drops, and collapsing highways without a scratch. The Fast & Furious Franchise has become the closest thing to Avengers Movies outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Toretto started out as just a regular guy who was really good at driving, however He has since become invincible, immortal and seemingly superhuman, which makes Riddick feel less special.. The Fast & Furious The series has essentially become Riddick on Earth – and sometimes, it’s not even on Earth – so Riddick no longer has its own niche.

Vin Diesel’s Riddick return should be different enough from Dom Toretto

Riddick and Toretto are still radically different characters

Just because Toretto became just as supernatural as Riddick, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Diesel’s Riddick return isn’t exciting. Riddick and Toretto are still radically different characters inhabiting radically different worlds. While Toretto is only human, Riddick is a Furian whose home planet was destroyed in a brutal military campaign. They are both mercenaries, however Whereas Toretto’s motivation is to protect his family, Riddick’s motivation is to avenge his warrior race. The Fast & Furious Series may have leaned in some sci-fi elements, but it’s not hard sci-fi in that way Ridic Is.

Diesel has been playing Toretto for so long. He first debuted in the role in 2001 The fast and the furious. It’s been two decades and nine sequels since then, so Toretto has come a long way and the character has evolved a lot. On the other hand, Diesel hasn’t played Riddick since 2013 RidicThat was around the time that Fast & Furious Drastically changed. It transformed from a grounded car chase series to a full-on superhero franchise. Diesel hasn’t returned to Riddick all this time, so there’s plenty of room for the character to grow.

What to expect from Vin Diesel’s new Riddick movie

Riddick: Fury has gone back to Riddick’s home planet

Each before Ridic Movie has taken the title character to another planet. the first movie, Pitch blackSaw him stranded on a desert planet with three suns. the second, The Chronicles of RiddickSaw him captured and sent to the prison planet Crematoria. The Dryquel, simply titled RidicPush him into a fight for survival on another desolate planet. Just based on its title alone, the fourth film Riddick: Fury Sounds like it will be less of a standalone story and instead sink its teeth into the franchise’s lore and the character’s origins.

It is established that Riddick’s home world of Furia was devastated by a military campaign and his warrior race was wiped out. But Riddick: Fury Sounds like it will go back and show the fall of Furia. Riddick could even return to his home planet and rebuild. The story would really help to separate these Ridic Saga of the Fast & Furious Franchise.