First look at Vin Diesel on set in Riddick 3

Vin Diesel's Facebook page is well worth following.

As well as dispensing tidbits of philosophical advice , inspirational messages and sharing candid snaps of himself frolicking shirtless , it's also a decent source of concept art and movie updates.

Like the snap above for example, which sees the hulking actor back in mythological garb for part three of the Riddick franchise ( IMDb is calling it The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking , but we're hoping that's a pun-tastic mistake).

Diesel's been riding something of a career peak over the last couple of years, having spent the best part of the 'noughties' in the doldrums before getting a boost with the resurgence of the Fast And Furious series.

While he looks suitably impressive in the on-set image, we're a tad nervous that his costume suggests Chronicles Of Riddick rather than Pitch Black .

Let's hope that isn't the case.

David Twohy is calling the shots on the film, which is expected to be released at some point next year.

Matt Maytum is the former Editor of Total Film magazine. Over the past decade, Matt has worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.