LOS ANGELES—Wicked Pictures has unveiled the official trailer for director Axel Braun's first big release of 2015 and the inaugural title under the new Wicked Comix imprint, Barbarella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody.
Following in the footsteps of Braun's 24 XXX, which claimed Best Director-Parody and Movie of the Year at the 2015 AVN Awards, Barbarella XXX spoofs Jean-Claude Forest’s classic sci-fi comic strip and Roger Vadim's 1968 film adaptation of the same, with Axel Braun Productions contract girl Riley Steele in the titular role made famous by Jane Fonda. The movie co-stars Wicked Pictures contract girl Asa Akira as The Great Tyrant and adult industry legends Tera Patrick and Ron Jeremy, both of whom appear in the new trailer.
“It’s no secret that I had a ball shooting this movie, but editing it was even more fun,” said Braun, who also wrote and performed the movie's tongue-in-cheek title song. “Barbarella XXX is so over the top, and colorful, and sexy ... Riley carries the movie like the superstar that she is, and Asa’s performance is so intense and hilarious at the same time that in all of her scenes it was really difficult picking which take was better. Since I announced the movie, the response has been overwhelming. I guess there’s something about Barbarella that really resonates with the fans, and I hope they’ll enjoy the trailer.”
For her part, Steele offered equal entusiasm. "Axel showed me the trailer a few days ago, and I was just beyond flabbergasted! There I was, floating in zero gravity in my pink fur spaceship," she said in reference to the trailer's spoof of Jane Fonda's iconic floating strip-tease sequence. "You also get to see me making out with Asa Akira and sharing the screen with Tera Patrick! I’m so totally proud of this movie, and my fans have been very vocal about wanting to see it, so I literally can’t wait for it to come out! It’s gonna be amazeballs!”
Akira, meanwhile, saw the production as an enjoyable change of pace. “I had a wonderful time playing The Great Tyrant for Axel,” she said. “Between the elaborate set, beautiful wardrobe and crazy hot sex with Riley, I feel very lucky to have been a part of this big, fun production. Parodies are not something I get to do often, so this was a new and exciting experience for me. I can’t wait to see the finished product!”
The cast also includes 2015 AVN Best New Starlet nominee Chanell Heart, even fresher-off-the-bus cutie Rachael Madori, and Kurt Lockwood, whose last collaboration with Braun was 24 XXX, which earned him his own 2015 AVN Award nomination for Best Actor.
Barbarella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody hits stores on DVD in March.
The safe-for-work trailer can be viewed here.
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