CANOGA PARK, Calif.—Reigning AVN Female Performer of the Year and 2013 AVN Awards co-hostess Asa Akira brings her pornographic acumen behind the camera for the first time as the newest director for Elegant Angel Productions, kicking off her new vocational track by taking the reigns of the studio's Gangbanged series beginning with the soon-to-shoot sixth volume.
"I've been wanting to direct for quite a while now," Akira said. "After performing for five years and frequently being on sets and around creative people, I have lots of great ideas for movies. Consequently, I want my upcoming Gangbanged show to be my vision from beginning to end. Also, I've been in a number of ganbangs, so I feel that will bring a special perspective to the proceedings. Besides that, I'm a huge fan of the entire gangbang genre."
Akira has done a lot of her most outstanding work as a performer for Elegant, epitomized by her much-hailed Insatiable trilogy, and owner Patrick Collins has high hopes for output as a director.
"When I'd come into the office, I'd hear a buzz about Asa: that she's the real deal," Collins said. "So we sat down and talked. And you know me—I'm always looking for the truth. Asa is totally authentic, which makes her perfect for this job. When Asa has sex in front of the camera, the truth screams out in her scenes, because nothing is contrived. In her Insatiable series, she did what SHE has fantasies about. That's why she wins awards. And that's why she'll be a great director at Elegant."
Like previous installments of Gangbanged, Akira's first entry in the series will feature two stars in separate scenes, each taking on seven guys. Akira has already handpicked all of the performers for the project, though she's keeping her cast under wraps for the time being.
"We don't want to reveal their identities as yet, but I can say that one [of the headliners] is a former contract girl for another company," Akira hinted. "Now that she's been unleashed, she has a newfound passion for sex. I know firsthand because I worked with her not too long ago, and she's a completely different person, totally up for anal and other fun stuff. And since this will be her very first gangbang, I can't wait to take her through that journey."
Akira divulged a bit about her other leading lady as well: "The second girl is young and incredibly underrated. She's very tiny, but her energy is huge. Other companies have typecast her as the 'young girl in pigtails,' and I think she gets overlooked because of that. I can't wait to have her seen in a different light, and this gangbang will do just that for her. She's amazing!"
Collins gave his stamp of approval to Akira's casting selection, saying, "As I look at Asa's choice of talent, I'm incredibly impressed because she's put a lot of thought into her decision. It's more than simply, 'Oh, let's just get some people in here to have sex.' Way more."
AVN Hall of Famer and veteran director Toni Ribas will handle the videography for Ganbanged 6, leaving open the possibility of Akira jumping into the action herself.
"I'm a pervert, and I still love being a performer, so I definitely plan to make my presence known in all of my Elegant movies," Akira asserted. "Yet while I want to somehow interact in the scenes, I also want to make sure that the girls are the stars of their own gangbangs."
Akira regards Elegant Angel as the ideal fit for her directorial ambitions. "I've never hidden the fact that Elegant Angel is my favorite company to work for," she said. "As a performer, I know firsthand that Patrick's company lets starlets have the kind of sex that they like. It's always a very organic, smooth experience, with the energy being at its highest possible level. Elegant holds value to that—and that's how I want to shoot my Gangbanged scenes."
Returning the sentiment, Collins crowed, "As a director, Asa will be consistently taking her shows to a level never seen in the industry. This is not Asa hype! Watch and see, because what she shoots will be an experience no serious fan will want to miss ... sexuality at a level so intense, so real—I've never met any other woman with such a total skill set that will make real what are admittedly now only my prognostications. Asa, if we're fortunate to have her with us for years to come, will be a huge part of our company's progressive transition."
For upcoming information about Asa Akira's directorial debut, Gangbanged 6, visit ElegantAngel.com.
