Judi Dench Recalls Vin Diesel’s Elaborate Pitch for 'The Chronicles of Riddick'

In her new memoir, "Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?," actress Judi Dench reveals that Vin Diesel successfully persuaded her to join the cast of "The Chronicles of Riddick" with an extravagant gesture. Diesel visited Dench at the Haymarket Theatre to pitch the role.

To seal the deal, Diesel sent Dench a bouquet of flowers described as the "length of a kayak." Dench admits that she is "far too easily wooed" by such grand floral gestures, which ultimately led her to accept the part in the film.

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