Jordi Molla Up For Villain Role In Riddick 3

Variety reports that Spanish actor Jordi Molla (Bad Boys 2, Blow, Knight And Day) is in talks to take a role in Riddick 3. Molla is up for the part of Santana, the leader of an eight-man mercenary team tasked to find and kill Riddick. Jordi was recently linked to testing for a villain role in Star Trek 2 before Benedict Cumberbatch was cast. Katee Sackhoff's mercenary Dahl is likely apart of that team as well. While Vin Diesel is a lock, Karl Urban on the other hand might not since Star Trek 2 shoots soon.

Katee Sackhoff Confirmed For Riddick 3

Deadline confirms that Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) will indeed play the female mercenary Dahl in Riddick 3. Dahl is likely the merc leading a team to recapture Riddick who has a hefty price on his head. It had been rumored for months that Katee was up for the role and now she's in final talks to take it. Production is currently underway in Montreal with Vin Diesel reprising the role of Riddick. Karl Urban (Star Trek 1-2, Dredd, Red) is also returning for the third installment.

Katee Sackhoff Offered Role In Riddick 3?

BloodyDisgusting is reporting that casting is underway for Riddick 3: Dead Man Stalking and that a few offers have gone out. Offers were given to Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall, The Big Hit) and a couple of unknowns. Sackhoff would play the role of Dahl a Nordic merc tracking Riddick. Vin Diesel and Karl Urban are currently the only confirmed cast members of the third installment.

Writer/director David Twohy and Diesel have been promising a gritty scaled down sequel that will end up with a hard R-rating. I enjoyed the world of criminals, off-world prisons, colonies and mercenaries setup in the first film. Hopefully the team ends up giving us a better effort than the last film.