However, the
cliffhanger ending of the last film hints that he could appear in a future spin - off film such as Gambit, starring Channing Tatum as the mutant, or Deadpool, rumoured to star Ryan Reynolds.
This is the first entry in the series that feels like it's an entry in a series; there's even a bit that explicitly calls back to
the ending of the last film.
As the movie ends, Riddick is at a crossroads, his choice to become a beefstick (which would be a shame) or a folk hero (which is what he was at
the end of the last film).
At
the end of the last film Katniss Everdeen finally was...
Enthusiasts should also bemoan the absence of not Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom (the two planks of wood nailed together at
the end of the last film), but Stellan Skarsgård and Bill Nighy, who provided the previous two entries with an anchor in real emotionality and depth.
Luke Skywalker is also seen, sporting a much darker version of his Jedi robes, as teased at
the end of the last film.
Meanwhile, Chris D'Amico a.k.a. Red Mist (Christopher Mintz - Plasse) wants Kick - Ass dead for killing his father at
the end of the last film.
You may recall that at
the end of the last film, Harry was shot through the head at point blank range, but in the interim, following the application of a magical healing gel, his medical condition has been downgraded from «dead» to «lost memory».
«Survival is his revenge» rumbles the tagline: a snappy encapsulation of the film's set - up, which sees Riddick left for dead on an inhospitable rock by the army of Necromongers he inherited at
the end of the last film.
If you remember
the end of the last film (and never mind if you didn't), Zartan is impersonating the President of the United States in one step of Cobra Commander's grand plan for world domination.