CANOGA PARK, Calif.—The cover art for Jessica Drake Is Wicked, director Brad Armstrong's much-hyped star showcase of Wicked Pictures contract star Jessica Drake, was revealed today.
Scheduled to hit DVD September 13, the five-scene production boasts, among other things, Wicked's first-ever sex scene with transgender performers.
"This showcase by Brad Armstrong features highly stylized vignettes, each with a different theme," Drake said. "I consider it to be one of the most introspective movies I've ever made. I challenge the viewer to dismantle their perceptions about what porn is and who the performers are. It's definitely a statement piece, and I'm forever grateful to Wicked Pictures for demolishing stereotypes and for supporting films which create a dialogue about human sexuality."
In addition to the transgender scene, in which Drake works with trans superstars Venus Lux, Domino Presley and reigning AVN Transsexual Performer of the Year Aubrey Kate, Jessica Drake Is Wicked includes an ornate "Cirque du Sex" segment featuring Abella Danger, Angela White, Vicki Chase, Brandy Aniston and Anikka Albrite, as well as an intense interracial blowbang and more.
"I'm very grateful for our Wicked visionary, Brad Armstrong," Drake professed. "With his amazing art direction, set design, wardrobe and styling ability, he created aesthetically sensual environments for some of the best sex cameras have ever captured. This movie is also a showcase for him as well—it showcases his talent as a truly gifted director."
She continued, "Brad Armstrong is my favorite director to work for. Nothing compares to his artistic vision and his attention to detail. I love that he pushes me and constantly challenges me not only to do more but to also do it better. I know that I can count on him to bring out the very best in everyone. Everything about Jessica Drake Is Wicked is visually captivating thanks to his vision—the cast, the amazing wardrobe, the art direction and the phenomenal locations. A movie of this magnitude demands excellence from everyone involved, and I couldn't have had a more talented director, a better crew, or a better cast to bring this ambitious showcase to life."
Other cast members of Jessica Drake Is Wicked include Anna Bell Peaks, Lily Lane, Sarah Jessie, Ricky Johnson, Will Havoc, Isiah Maxwell, Small Hands, Dirk Huge, Rob Piper and Ryan Driller.
For his part, Armstrong offered, "Jessica was a real trooper. A lot of showcases get shot over a long period of time, sometimes weeks or even months between scenes. We shot a-day-on-a-day-off all the whole way through, so she definitely had her work cut out for her. She had sex with 18 people over the five-day span of this movie, 15 of whom she'd never worked with before."
He added, "It was great to just do 'art for art's sake' again; styling people to make them look their best and building a cool set where once there was nothing is really satisfying. We got a lot of amazing visuals in every scene, and although each of the concepts is incredibly diverse we seemed to outdo ourselves as the shoot went on. Kudos to the cinematographers, Barrett Blade and Alex Ladd, as well as my set-and-props team, Andy Appleton and Dirk Huge. I couldn't have done it without them."
Concluded Drake, "I am grateful to Brad and Wicked for giving me the chance to bring my dreams and fantasies to life. And, most of all, I'm grateful to them for recognizing the importance of diversity and inclusion."
The view the SFW trailer for Jessica Drake Is Wicked, click here.
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