It was in the year 2000 when Vin Diesel played the role of anti hero character Richard B. Riddick for the first time in the movie Pitch Black and fell in love with the part.
Even though the follow-up movie The Chronicles of Riddick performed poorly at the box office, and a third installment seemed impossible, he never gave up on doing another Riddick film.
Using his Fast and Furious celebrity, he traded with Universal the rights to the franchise.