SexZ Pictures Begins Production on <i>Upload</i>

HOLLYWOOD - SexZ Pictures and director Eli Cross will begin a 22-day shooting schedule on Tuesday for the company's latest big-budget effort, Upload. After nearly a year of planning, Cross has the benefit of a $350,000 budget to follow up SexZ's 2007 AVN Best Video Feature award winner, Corruption.

"I've been sitting on this script in a smaller form for about four years," Cross told AVN.com. "We wanted to go as different as we could from Corruption...we're shooting the sequel next year, but for this one, we wanted the opposite. Corruption was more character-driven and this movie will be more plot-driven…it's about as close as you can get to an action movie in a porno. Also, Corruption is very heavy and dark, and Upload has what I think is a happy ending…only one person dies, and I think she wanted to die," he laughed.

Cross said that the expectations of a project this size have made him both terrified and incredibly excited. "It's the biggest thing we've ever done," continued Cross, who also co-wrote the screenplay for Upload with writing collaborator Alvin Edwards. "Once again, Bo Kenney has given us all the tools and freedom to do the kinds of things people never get to do in adult. We've got a great story and the kind of incredibly hard, nasty sex we're known for. As long as I don't fuck this up, we're going to have an absolutely stunning final product."

Set in the near future, Upload tells the story of two federal agents tracking down a hacker they believe carries a dangerous computer virus. The movie stars SexZ Pictures contract star Hillary Scott as Tesla, as a sexy cyberpunk and Eva Angelina as Cassandra Cray, as an agent who's chasing the secret Tesla holds. Derrick Pierce co-stars as Michael Born, Cassandra's partner.

"Upload is…even bigger than Corruption, so we're really excited as to what the final project will look like. This is a magnificent story and I have all the faith in the world that my team will once again rise to the occasion of excellence," said SexZ Pictures' CEO Bo Kenney.

Upload also features a special appearance by adult legend Ginger Lynn, who will be coming out of retirement just long enough to administer a brutal body cavity search to Hillary Scott.

"I'm absolutely thrilled with my cast," continued Prior. "I've got my not-so-secret weapon with Hillary, who's not only a fantastic actor and sex performer, she's the [AVN] Female Performer of the Year. Then I've got Eva Angelina who's gorgeous, sexy, a talented actor, and she's anxious to get nasty on camera for us in a way her fans have never seen.

"Everyone in the cast and crew is extremely excited and committed to Upload. Bo and I are really big on wanting the team effort for these big shows. It's a hell of a lot of work and it helps when everyone involved is invested in creating the best movie we possibly can."

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