Sony
Pictures Animation has launched a series of bedtime stories through Amazon’s Alexa-powered smart speakers to promote the upcoming movie “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.”
A story, nursery rhyme or joke will be read by the cast every day through July 13, the film’s release date. Actors reading the stories include Andy Samberg (Johnny), Steve Buscemi
(Wayne the werewolf), Keegan-Michael Key (Murray the mummy), Fran Drescher (Eunice) and Asher Blinkoff (Dennis).
"The "Hotel Transylvania" characters
have won over young audiences and their families for years," stated Elias Plishner, executive vice president, worldwide digital marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment. “We love to utilize new
technologies like voice recognition to engage our young fans with the characters they love and spark their imaginations in unique ways and this Alexa skill will surprise, entertain and enhance family
time throughout the summer season."
The skill, demonstrated in a video by Sony Pictures, can be accessed by
saying “Alexa, open Hotel Transylvania.”