Rejected Alien 3 script becomes an audio drama starring Michael Biehn

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

There were a lot of scripts written for ALIEN 3, with writers like Eric Red, David Twohy, John Fasano, and Rex Pickett all turning in drafts, but the one rejected draft that has gotten the most attention over the years is the one that was scripted by Neuromancer author William Gibson.

Gibson's script, which would have centered on Michael Biehn's ALIENS character Hicks as he endures a xenomorph outbreak in a shopping mall space station, was recently adapted into a comic book series called William Gibson's Alien 3 by Dark Horse Comics, and now Audible is bringing it to life as an audio drama – with Biehn providing the vocal performance for the Hicks character.

This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatisation – directed by the multi award-winning Dirk Maggs, is the chance to experience William Gibson’s untold story and its terrifying, claustrophobic and dark encounters between humans and aliens, as a completely immersive audio experience. 

The story begins with the Sulaco on its return journey from LV-426. On board the military ship are the cryogenically frozen skeleton crew of that film’s survivors: Ripley, Hicks, Newt and Bishop. 

We travel aboard and hear an alarm blare. Our heroes are no longer alone….

Joining Biehn in the voice cast are Tom Alexander, Barbara Barnes, Cliff Chapman, Samantha Coughlan, Ben Cura, Dar Dash, Harry Ditson, Mairead Doherty, Graham Hoadly, Lorelei King, Laurel Lefkow, Martin McDougall, Sarah Pitard, Michael Roberts, David Seddon, Andrew James Spooner, Siri Steinmo, Dai Tabuchi, Keith Wickham, and Rebecca Yeo.

The ALIEN 3 audio drama is expected to be released on May 30th and is available for pre-order on Audible.com right now.