Deadline report that Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff has joined the cast of Riddick. She will play the female lead, a character called "Dahl"..
Katee Sackhoff is in final negotiations to play the female lead opposite Vin Diesel in the untitled Chronicles Of Riddick sequel. In the movie, written and directed by David Twohy, the Battlestar Galacrica alumna will play Dahl, a Nordic mercenary tracking Riddick (Diesel).
Apparently she has been rumored to be in the running for the role for a while now. Aside from
BSG, Sackhoff (a big comic book fan) has appeared in
24,
CSI, and has movies
Haunting In Georgia and
Evil Sexy Genius coming out later in the year. Production on
Riddick is currently underway in Montreal.
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