LOS ANGELES—Yes, Emma Marx fans, good things do come in threes. New Sensations announced today that director Jacky St. James is set to produce the third and final entry in its AVN Award-winning BDSM series, The Submission of Emma Marx.
"I’m taking a lot of risks with the third and final installment of Emma Marx, but I believe it ends exactly as it should," St. James said. "This is my first trilogy and I don’t want to fail. The level of pressure I’m putting on myself to outdo the last installment in terms of story, acting, etc. is huge. I never want to take a step back—I always want to take a step forward."
Titled The Submission of Emma Marx—Exposed, the new movie finds leads Penny Pax and Richie Calhoun reprising their roles as Emma Marx and William Frederick, an unconventional couple navigating an intense and contractual BDSM relationship. Riley Reid and Van Wylde are also back, playing Emma's bubbly sister Nadia and her loving husband Ray.
"The role of Emma is a dream come true. The way she has evolved throughout the movies almost mirrors my life and experience in the adult industry," Pax said. "I cannot wait to get started on this production and see how it all ends!"
Calhoun said, "I've been looking forward to shooting the third feature in the Emma Marx series since the moment I walked off the set of the second one. I care what happens to these characters; I wonder what happens to these characters. Theirs is like a lot of relationships even if it's more extreme. They're afraid it won't work; they're afraid of themselves if it does work. New Sensations is a progressive and smart studio from top to bottom, and all is right with the world when we're making dirty porno together."
Put forth by St. James in 2013 as a more realistic take on a BDSM relationship than the mainstream phenom Fifty Shades of Grey, her movie impressed critics and won over consumers with its kink-fueled tale of a romance between an ambitious and independent young woman and a domineering businessman. Their devotion was put to the test in this year's The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries. The finale will close the book on Emma Marx and William Frederick, but not without making major revelations and tying up loose ends.
"As a writer, you become attached to your characters. Even though they’re not real—you still feel so much for them. You want to do their story justice. I hope I’ve done that for Emma and Mr. Frederick," St. James said. "I got pretty choked up when I completed the final script for Emma Marx 3. I’ve been with these characters, these performers, and this crew for years! It will be a very emotional moment for me when we shoot the final scene."
The Submission of Emma Marx was named Best BDSM Release at the 2014 AVN Awards. The movie was acknowledged as Steamiest Romantic Movie at the 2014 Feminist Porn Awards, and took top honors at the 2014 XRCO Awards, winning Best Release, Best Director - Features (St. James) and Best Actor (Calhoun). It also ranked in the Showtime documentary X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time.
The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries released in February to big sales and critical acclaim, earning rave reviews and garnering mainstream coverage on such sites as HuffPost, CraveOnLine, UpRoxx, SluttyGirlProblems, DailyDot and Salon, which heralded St. James as "The Woman Who Conquered Porn."
In its rarely given "AAAAA" review, AVN writes, "In the ephemeral world of porn productions, it’s rare to get a chance to revisit characters from past movies—and even more rare to find oneself actually having the desire to do so. But such were the memorable characters and powerful storytelling in The Submission of Emma Marx that [The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries] rose to the top slot on AVN’s sales charts this spring."
Click the links to see the trailers for The Submission of Emma Marx and The Submission of Emma Marx: Boundaries.
Pictured: Richie Calhoun and Penny Pax
