LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Wicked Pictures and Axel Braun wrapped up the 2018 awards season with one superhero-sized movie release. Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody, out now under the Wicked Comix imprint and in wide VOD release, is the director’s first parody to reach audiences since his Justice League XXX triumphed at the 2018 AVN Awards.
Deadpool XXX finds Braun favorite Seth Gamble taking on the role of Wade Wilson—the highly trained mercenary whose amazing regenerative abilities are second only to his hyperawareness and raunchy humor. This role is only part of Gamble’s achievements this year: He also has the lead in Wicked’s just-released The Possession of Mrs. Hyde, Braun's first non-parody feature in fifteen years. This year the versatile actor delivers what Braun has called the ultimate "double whammy with Hyde and Deadpool—two completely different characters and two equally incredible performances.”
“Playing Deadpool was an amazing and very challenging experience,” said Gamble. “On top of the fact that we were parodying a character who’s already a parody, I had a mask on the entire time so I needed to show emotion and project using only my voice and body language. Also I needed not to die, since we were shooting in 100 degree weather and the suit is basically a wood-burning oven, no pun intended. Axel had a hysterical script and really let me swing from the fences, and I’m so proud of the result, it’s by far the funniest role I’ve ever played, and although having sex with gloves and a mask that makes you legally blind while your body is baking may not sound very appealing, I finally got to bone jessica drake so FUCK YEAH!"
As befits the director's take on this sector of the MCEU, Deadpool XXX is awash in meta-porn innovations and allusions, immersing viewers in an erotic movie-within-a-movie-within-a-movie. Three-time AVN Best Actress and Wicked Girl jessica drake and multi-award winning contract actor/director Brad Armstrong—both riding high on the success of their explosive Fallen II: Angel & Demons—tear into their roles as Lady Deadpool and Cable with no small amount of good humor. An award-winning art director, Armstrong even designed and built his own take on Cable's iconic costume and mechanical arm, and is credited as one of the costume designers in the movie. From a hyper-meta cameo by Avi Love in which she reprises her Mrs. Hyde character to James Bartholet's turn as Wade's agent, Braun pushes the envelope with comical asides that break both the fourth and fifth walls of conventional drama.
The film's five sex scenes also reflect Braun's meta-porn approach; Domino is portrayed by two actresses—Jennifer White shines as the traditional comic book ingenue, while Ana Foxxx personifies the 'new' Domino depicted by Zazie Beetz in Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 2. Braun favorite Romi Rain—whom Braun fans know for her incredible turn as Wonder Woman—is a dead ringer for the classic Elektra of vintage Marvel lore, while Ramon Nomar put on 27 pounds of pure muscle to portray rageaholic killing machine Franke Castle, The Punisher.
No meta-porn blockbuster would be complete without self-referential non-sex cameos, and Deadpool XXX contains several, including Braun himself alongside fellow parody specialist Will Ryder, whose thespian track record with the director include turns as Perry White in both Superman XXX and Superman v Spider-Man XXX.
And since Braun was actually the first to bring the “merc with a mouth” to screen—a full three years before Ryan Reynolds—via his 2013 parody Wolverine XXX, even Logan makes an appearance, this time in traditional Golden Age Marvel garb.
Acclaimed in both the adult and mainstream entertainment spaces for his big-budget parodies—Braun has been profiled in a six-page spread by Empire magazine—with Deadpool XXX the director is blurring the line between Hollywood and 'Porn Valley' even further.
“I have to give a huge amount of credit to Seth”, said the eight-consecutive-time AVN Best Parody award winner. “Between Hyde and Deadpool, he’s shown a level of commitment, passion, and preparation that is seldom seen in the adult industry, and his work ethic would literally blow away plenty of mainstream actors. His take on Deadpool is not a Ryan Reynolds impersonation, he really made it his own through months of practice, and a deep understanding of the character. Again, let’s not forget, this is a guy who hired a native Australian dialect coach for three weeks so he could master the accent to play Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad, which ended up being my most awarded parody ever. Seriously, who does that?"
With his latest production, Braun is once again bringing his meticulous perfectionism and comic-geek cred to the superhero genre. See the SFW trailer here.
Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody is now available at AxelBraun.com.
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