CANOGA PARK, Calif.—Wicked Pictures announced today that production has begun on the next release from its AVN Award-winning Wicked Comix imprint—Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody.
Director Braun's first parody since his Justice League XXX captured the 2018 AVN Award for Best Parody, among other honors, Deadpool XXX finds Seth Gamble taking on the role of Wade Wilson, the highly trained mercenary whose amazing renegade abilities are second only to his hyperawareness and raunchy humor.
"I am stoked and incredibly grateful for the opportunity to play this iconic role," said Gamble, who played Luke Skywalker in Braun's landmark Star Wars XXX. "Every time I've done a movie with Axel it's been an amazing experience, and I look forward to working alongside this fantastic cast and giving 110 percent to this awesome project."
The character of Deadpool was introduced in the Axel-verse with his 2013 parody Wolverine XXX—three years before Ryan Reynolds inhabited the role on the big screen—and with this project, Braun is bringing another beloved character to life: Lady Deadpool, to be portrayed by Wicked contract star Jessica Drake.
"Working with Axel is always very ... eventful," Drake said. "He definitely has a unique vision, and while I am not allowed to go into details about the plot or characters, I can easily say this is going to be another fun, sexy, outstanding piece of adult filmmaking."
Commented Braun himself, "I actually co-wrote the script with the Soska Sisters. They are not only super talented and awesome, but also massive fans of the character, and the result is by far the funniest screenplay of my entire career."
Known to genre fans as the "Twisted Twins," Jen and Sylvia Soska are the identical twin directors of such cult classics as American Mary, See No Evil 2 and Dead Hooker in a Trunk, as well as the hosts of horror game show Hellevator. They are currently developing a reboot of David Cronenberg's grindhouse classic Rabid.
Deadpool XXX will also mark the first time in Braun's five-year tenure at Wicked that he will direct fellow contract helmsman Brad Armstrong, who is taking on the role of Cable, played in the mainstream version by Josh Brolin.
"Brad is not only an amazingly talented director, but quite possibly also the best actor in the business," Braun said. "He is also notorious for his sharp sense of humor, so believe me when I say that his contribution to this project is pretty priceless!"
In addition to Gamble, Drake and Armstrong, the cast will include Romi Rain, Aiden Ashley, Ana Foxxx and reigning AVN Female Performer of the Year Angela White.
Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody is slated to release September 30, 2018.
