Jordi Molla in talks for 'Riddick'

After coming near to nabbing the coveted villain role in J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars 2," The spanish language thesp Jordi Molla takes his sinister sneer to a different sci-fi franchise, as he's in discussions to experience the villain opposite Vin Diesel in David Twohy's "Riddick." Molla is within foretells play Santana, a mercenary who manages an eight-guy crew assigned with finding and killing Riddick. Production around the second "Pitch Black" follow up lately started again following a two-month hiatus as the producers completed financing. 2004's "The Stories of Riddick" made a lot more than $115 million worldwide, showing there's still lots of curiosity about another follow up, with that one being designed for a cost. Molla most lately starred opposite Zoe Saldana because the villain in "Colombiana." Additionally to co-starring alongside The Actor-brad Pitt in "Blow," Molla has additionally matched up wits against a couple of the greatest celebrities on the planet -- Will Cruz and Tom Cruise -- because the villain in "Bad Boys II" and "Dark night and Day." Molla is repped by Paradigm and Artists Independent Management. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com