Katee Sackhoff Joins Riddick

She'll play in the female leadWe've become accustomed to get all the news in regards to the presently untitled Tales Of Riddick follow-up from Vin Diesel's Facebook page it's almost an unpredicted to find out something appear elsewhere. But Deadline might be the website verifying that former Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff is becoming in final discussions to simply accept female lead.Sackhoff, who cemented herself into sci-fi history since the cigar-chomping, bar-brawling, viper-flying Starbuck, is acquiring in the deal to see Dahl, a Nordic mercenary around the quest for Richard B. Riddick.The actress was mentioned to become involved dating back November a year ago, along with Bokeem Woodbine and Dork Bautista, nevertheless the casting process was positioned on hold when the finances looked somewhat shaky and production round the new film was briefly shut lower. Things seem to become fully in line now, which we expect others to register shortly, supposing they haven't required to start other projects.They'll all join Diesel and Karl Urban, who's reprising his role as Necromonger Vaako. With David Twohy back on writing and pointing duties, Riddick (or whatever it eventually eventually ends up being referred to as) needs to be out either later this year or mid 2013.Sackhoff, meanwhile, gets the Haunting In Georgia, Lockdown and Sexy Evil Genius set to achieve inside the next season roughly, and contains also acquired employment in TV cop drama Longmire.