Judi Dench Reveals the Way Vin Diesel Persuaded Her to Act in His Noughties Sci-Fi Film

“Far Too Easily Wooed,”- Judi Dench Reveals Vin Diesel’s Grand Gesture to Convince Her to Star in 'The Chronicles of Riddick'

Judi Dench reveals Vin Diesel's kind gesture while offering her a role in The Chronicles of Riddick.

Judi Dench Says A-Lister’s Giant Bouquet Sealed Her Riddick Role

Judi Dench once received a bouquet so enormous that it couldn’t be brought up to her dressing room. The extravagant floral delivery came from Vin Diesel, who hoped to persuade the legendary actress to join his 2004 sci-fi film, The Chronicles of Riddick. At 91, Dench looked back on the memorable encounter and admitted that Diesel’s […]

Judi Dench reveals the way Vin Diesel persuaded her to act in his noughties sci-fi film

Judi Dench has revealed Vin Diesel sent an enormous bouquet to her dressing room to persuade her to join The Chronicles of Riddick, admitting she is "far too easily wooed".

Judi Dench Says Vin Diesel Sent Her Flowers ‘the Length of a Kayak’ to Persuade Her to Join ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’: I’m ‘Far Too Easily Wooed’

Judi Dench can’t say no to a big bouquet of flowers, especially if they’re kayak-sized and come from Vin Diesel. “He came to see me at the Haymarket Theatre to ask if I’d be in ‘The Chronicles of Riddick,’” Dench wrote in her new memoir, “Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?” “Before he arrived, he sent me such a massive bunch of flowers. They couldn’t get them up the stairs to my dressing room, so they had to leave them at the stage door. They…