![]() ![]() With a fourth movie announced, tentatively titled Riddick: Furya, it’s the perfect time to discover or rediscover what is arguably Diesel’s best and most exciting work. Now the Riddick trilogy, including sequels The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) and Riddick (2013), are on Netflix. While his career started in the grounded short drama Multi-Facial, working with Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan led to Diesel approaching Hollywood stardom with the 2000 sci-fi horror Pitch Black. ![]() It’s no surprise Diesel’s body of work includes some of the most imaginative movies around. We became completely immersed in this new world of wonder.” We trembled at the sound of sulphured breath hissing from the chamber below. The slow whisper of mischievous footsteps creeping down the long dark corridor. The inexorable threat of a ravenous Orc War Party determined to enslave us. Recalling the first time he rolled dice with a friend’s mom as his “Dungeon Master,” Diesel wrote: “There we sat at her long, aged, dining table, eyes wide, palms sweating, our hearts pounding at the infinite possibilities of the unknown. Even in a few sentences, Diesel shows deft wordsmithing that speaks to a lifetime of painting vivid imagery out of pure imagination. In 2004, Diesel wrote the foreword to Thirty Years of Adventure, a coffee table book commemorating the game’s history. The face of meathead franchises like the Fast & Furious and XXX has spoken at length about his love for fantasy, namely Dungeons & Dragons, the tabletop game that fosters improvisational storytelling in fantastical worlds. ![]() ![]() If you didn’t already know it by now, here’s some breaking news: action movie star Vin Diesel is a big nerd. ![]()
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