Before you immerse yourself in Wondery+’s audio movie seriesUnsinkableon July 10, you’re invited to gobehind the scenesof the project’s creation in an exclusive to Collider sneak peek. In it, you’ll hear from the minds behind the one-of-a-kind creation who have pieced together adramatized historic retellingof the true story behind the British tanker, the San Demetrio, a ship that faced a harrowing journey through enemy-infested waters during the most challenging days of WWII.
Although audiences may recognize his face from brief appearances in titles likeOutlanderandNever Have I Ever,John Mawsonhad an entire career as an officer in the British Merchant Navy before he set his sights on Hollywood. His connection to maritime life and a fascination for the story of the San Demetrio led him to pen the script for the upcoming audio movie. Eventually, Mawson would team up withMisha Crosby(American Horror Story) and the pair would move forward withUnsinkable, instead reshaping it from a film script to an audio retelling, still wanting to capture the intensity of a movie rather than that of anaudiobook.
Simple, right? Well, not so much as a lot of the recordings were done with COVID restrictions in mind. Plus, as viewers will learn from Mawson and Crosby, the audio movie has over 37 actors covering more than 100 roles - quite an undertaking for something that’s never been done before. Despite all the challenges, the team behindUnsinkablewas able to keep the project afloat and will present it in dazzlingDolby Atmoswithsound designerJimmy Boyle(Band of Brothers) at the helm, with a final mix by Academy Award winnerBen Wilkins(Whiplash).
Who Are The Voices Behind ‘Unsinkable’?
First came the story and then the decision to turn a film into an audio-telling, with the next important step set in finding the actors with enough talent to make an audio movie series come to life for the ears. For this, creators, directors, and showrunners Crosby and Mawson (who also lend their voices in leading roles) nabbed names includingThomas Brodie-Sangster(The Queen’s Gambit),Brian Cox(Succession),Nathalie Emmanuel(Megalopolis),John Malkovich(Being John Malkovich),Harry Hamlin(Mayfair Witches),Blair Redford(The Gifted),Paul Telfer(Days of Our Lives),Juliet Aubrey(Middlemarch),Rupert Vansittart(Game of Thrones),John Altman(The Great Train Robbery), andHugh Fraser(Agatha Christie’s Poirot).
You can check out the exclusive behind-the-episode sneak peek above and tune in forUnsinkable’s two-episode premiere on July 10 with fresh episodes dropping weekly.
