There's a new reason to be afraid of the dark.a sci fi horror sleeper hit that birthed a franchise and launched the career of a new action movie icon, pitch black holds its own today as a nerve shredding creature feature in which the monsters outside finally meet their match against a monster within.when an intergalactic transport ship crashes on a remote desert planet with no sign of help on the horizon, the survivors, led by fry radha mitchell, band together to find a way back home. Among the passengers is riddick vin diesel, a convicted murderer being transported by marshal johns cole hauser and now freed of his chains and on the loose. But as a solar eclipse plunges the planet into total darkness, a threat even worse than riddick reveals itself, and the last humans standing may have to form an uneasy truce with the cunning fugitive whose eyes have been surgically altered to see in the dark to last the long night.boasting crackerjack direction and a whip smart script by david twohy, as well as a star making performance by diesel, riddick's first outing is freshly unleashed in an illuminating, brand new 4k restoration, with hours of exclusive bonus content.blu ray special edition contentsbrand new 4k restoration by arrow films of the theatrical and director's cuts of the film, approved by director david twohyhigh definition 1080p blu ray presentationoriginal dts hd ma 5.1 surround on both cutsoptional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cutsarchive commentary with director david twohy and stars vin diesel and cole hauserarchive commentary with director david twohy, producer tom engelman and visual effects supervisor peter chiangnightfall the making of pitch black, a newly filmed interview with director co writer david twohyblack box jackie's journey, a newly filmed interview with actor rhiana griffithblack box shazza's last stand, a newly filmed interview with actor claudia blackblack box bleach bypassed, a newly filmed interview with cinematographer david eggbyblack box cryo locked, a newly filmed interview with visual effects supervisor peter chiangblack box primal sounds, a newly filmed interview with composer graeme revellthe making of pitch black, a short behind the scenes featurettepitch black raw, a comparison between early cg tests and the final footageadditional behind the scenes footage from the making of the film2004 archive bonus features, including an introduction by twohy, a view into the dark, and chronicles of riddick visual encyclopediajohns' chase log, a short prequel narrated by cole hauser detailing the character's hunt for riddickthe chronicles of riddick dark fury in 169 widescreen with dts hd ma 5.1 audio, an animated short film directed by peter chung that acts as a bridgepoint between pitch black and the chronicles of riddick, featuring vocal performances by vin diesel, keith david and rhiana griffith reprising their rolesdark fury bonus features including bridging the gap, peter chung the mind of an animator, a view into the light, and a pre animation version of the filmslam city, a motion comic from the film's official websiteinto pitch black, a tv special offering an alternative non canon glimpse into what happened before and after the events of the filmraveworld pitch black event, footage of a dance music event held to promote the filmtheatrical trailers, plus trailers for the two sequels and video gameimage galleries