In 'Pitch Black,' Vin Diesel became a star. Here's why the campy sci-fi thriller holds up, 25 years later.

Scientists Discover Outer Space Isn't Pitch-Black After All. November 18, 2020 6:49 PM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Nell ... Once they'd subtracted out the light from stars, ...

Space appears black due to the absence of a medium to scatter light and the vast distances between stars. Despite the ...

But it was playing an unashamed antihero in sci-fi actioner "Pitch Black" — which turned 25 a little while ago* — that would make the world take notice of the actor better known as Vin Diesel.