Trivia (Anecdotes)
-Judi Dench's dress was made from crushed Swarovski crystal.
-It was shipped to theatres under the name "D Shoes".
-According to the Newcastle (Australia) Herald, Australian Rhiana Griffith auditioned to reprise her role of "Jack" from Pitch black (renamed "Kyra" for Les chroniques de Riddick). It came down to top-level auditions. Vin Diesel was behind Griffith but told her she had to "toughen up". Griffith got a trainer and learned kickboxing but only had three weeks to prepare for auditions. Alexa Davalos got the role.
*
Griffith did give her voice to Les chroniques de Riddick: Dark Fury, the animated short which is intended to bridge the years between Pitch black and Les chroniques de Riddick.
-Vin Diesel wanted Judi Dench to play Aereon, and went to great lengths to get her. A long-time fan of Dench, he had her dressing room filled with bouquets of flowers, and also advised her that they could not begin casting the movie until she agreed to accept the role.
-After the original Pitch black proved a success on DVD, Universal became interested in making a sequel. Writer/director David Twohy wrote the screenplays for not one, but three sequels. He and Vin Diesel put them into separate leather binders and presented them to Universal, along with the key for the first binder.
-Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick replaced another designer who had worked on the film for eight months with only 10 weeks before shooting.
-The fighting style used by Riddick is a messy variation of the martial art Kali. Kali is characterized by straightforward, powerful attacks, and often is used with blunt weapons like a staff or two pieces of bamboo (called Kali sticks).
-In the scene where Toombs discusses where he should take Riddick in custody he mentions Butcher Bay. This is a reference to the video game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. In this game Riddick escapes that prison.
-The fight scene between Riddick, the Mercs, and the Necromongers at the ship's hangar on Crematoria was filmed on Vin Diesel's birthday.
-The Necromonger statues are based on the sculptures of Adolfo Wildt.
-It took 12 hours to sew the armor on Lord Marshal's costume. !!!?
