Since the film was announced, Vin Diesel has promised that Riddick would return to the series’ roots and get an R-rating. Today, the MPAA has confirmed that the anti-hero’s new film will indeed be rated-R. It’s not too difficult to land an R-rating, but fans should be pleased that they’ll probably be getting something along the lines Pitch Black and Escape from Butcher Bay rather than The Chronicles of Riddick.

Hit the jump for the movie’s synopsis. The film also stars Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Conrad Pla, Raoul Trujillo, Nolan Funk, Keri Hilson, and Bokeem Woodbine.

Here’s the official synopsis for Riddick: