Alien: Out of the Shadows, Original Audio Drama Inspired by the Blockbuster Film Franchise, Now Available at Audible
April 26 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
All-Star Cast Performs Fast-Paced Thriller
Set between the First Two Alien Films
Audible Studios, a production arm of Audible.com, today
announced the release of Alien: Out of the Shadows, starring Rutger
Hauer (Blade Runner and Batman Begins) in his first role for audio,
Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series), and Corey Johnson (The
Bourne Identity and Kinsgman). The production is now available for
download at audible.com/Alien.
This new installment in the Alien franchise was directed and
produced by the renowned audio director Dirk Maggs (The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and based on the original novel
by award-winning author Tim Lebbon.
The story follows a terrifying fight for survival and an intense
struggle between human and artificial intelligence. After Chief
Engineer Hooper (Corey Johnson) finds himself in command of a
stricken orbital mining vessel, he becomes responsible not only for
the lives of his fellow crew, but also for the survivor of the only
previous alien encounter, Ripley. When alien creatures are
discovered loose on the vessel, the crew must face the ferocious
predatory aliens as well as Ash (Rutger Hauer), the Artificial
Intelligence on board the freighter that will stop at nothing to
secure an alien specimen alive.
“Working on such a famous franchise was a challenge, but an
amazing one to have,” said Hauer. “This was also my first
introduction to audio work; it was fascinating to focus on just how
powerful the voice can be for such a unique, non-human character
like Ash. In the art form I work in, creating compelling audio
drama is the ultimate illusion.”
“We are thrilled to bring terrific writers and fabulous actors
together for the benefit of Alien fans,” said Audible EVP and
Publisher Beth Anderson. “Together, we have created a new piece of
the story line and a wonderful opportunity for fans to get lost
once again in this fantastic world.”
The ALIEN film series starring Sigourney Weaver (Ellen Ripley)
and directed by legendary auteurs Ridley Scott, James Cameron,
David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, is one of the most enduring
horror sci-fi action franchises of all time. Twentieth Century Fox
Consumer Products has kicked off a celebration of the ALIEN
franchise culminating with a special 24 hour, fan-focused social
media event on ALIEN DAY, April 26th 2016 – a nod to LV-426, the
planet from the iconic ALIEN films. Find out more about ALIEN DAY
at http://AlienAnthology.com.
With a 30-day membership trial at Audible, new listeners can
enjoy any one audiobook, including Alien: Out of the Shadows,
free.
In addition to Hauer, Lewis, and Johnson, among the acclaimed
performers who have recently narrated works of literature for
Audible are Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike, Dan Stevens, James
Franco, Jesse Eisenberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Winslet and Tim
Robbins. In 2013, Audible Studios won its first Grammy Award, for
its production of Janis Ian’s memoir Society’s Child, and also won
the Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year, for Colin Firth’s
performance of Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair.
Audible, the world’s largest seller and producer of downloadable
audiobooks and other spoken-word content, invented and
commercialized the first digital audio player in 1997, and has
since been at the forefront of the explosively growing audiobook
download segment. In 2015, listeners around the world downloaded
1.6 billion hours of audio from Audible.com outlets; Audible
members downloaded an average of more than 17 books over the course
of the year. Two thirds of new Audible members are first-time
audiobook buyers.
ABOUT AUDIBLE, INC.
Audible, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary
(NASDAQ:AMZN), is the leading provider of premium digital spoken
audio information and entertainment, offering customers a new way
to enhance and enrich their lives every day. Audible was created to
unleash the emotive music in language and the habituating power and
utility of verbal expression. Audible content includes more than
250,000 audio programs from leading audiobook publishers,
broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and
business information providers. Audible is also the preeminent
provider of spoken-word audio products for Apple’s iTunes
Store.
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