The Chronicles Of Riddick: According to The Hollywood Reporter, newcomer Alexa Davalos has joined the cast of Universal Pictures' The Chronicles of Riddick for writer-director David Twohy. Production begins June 9 in Vancouver on the Pitch Black follow-up, with Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton and Karl Urban also starring.

The second installment finds Riddick, now a hunted man, in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade. Davalos will play Kyra, a grown-up version of a character that appeared in Pitch Black who initially was thought to be a boy but turned out to be a girl.

Nick Chinlund also has been added to the cast, playing a character named Toombs.

The Chronicles of Riddick was released June 11th, 2004 and stars Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Judi Dench, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache, Yorick van Wageningen. The film is directed by David Twohy.