Gay, straight, black, white, nothing phases me - and now with society as it is, it’s the right time for something like this.”Īlso Read: James Franco to Direct Stripper Saga 'Zola Tells All' Based on Twitter Sensation “That’s the thing everyone has been saying, ‘This is something that hasn’t been done before,'” producer Scott Levenson said of the film’s sexual content.įellow producer Jordan Yale Levine added, “I’m not gay, I just love great film.
That is would have happened.”Įqually graphic are the scenes between Franco, as the rival porn studio head, and Keegan Allen as his younger escort/lover, who have a volatile and verbal sex life predicated on jealousy. Christian takes him up against the closet. In the script, the encounter “was far more mild, just kissing on the couch,” Kelly said. He referenced an early scene in which Slater’s middle-aged character wants to sample the goods of his barely legal young star, played by Clayton. “Please, make me feel wanted,” he says as he half begs and half forces himself on the young man. “A few times, the actors took things further than the script,” Kelly said.Īlso Read: Tribeca Film Festival Lineup to Feature Paul Rudd, Kristen Stewart - and Yep, James Franco Tooįrom left: Christian Slater, Garrett Clayton, Keegan Allen, James Franco The scenes range from graphic to tender to borderline non-consensual, and are unflinching in showing the specificity and variety of gay male love-making. Kelly isn’t lying when he says his actors were not shy, and to his credit the most explicit sex scenes manifest in the relationships of the characters, as opposed to the adult movies they make within the film. They allegedly wanted to eliminate the producer’s contract with young porn star Sean Paul Lockhart (Disney Channel alum Garrett Clayton), who worked under the stage name Brent Corrigan. Kocis died at the hands of two male escorts and industry competitors (played by Franco and “Pretty Little Liars” star Keegan Allen).
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“Cobra” is inspired by the 2007 murder of Bryan Kocis (renamed Stephen in the movie and played by Slater), founder of Cobra Video and producer of adult films specializing in young gay males. Myself and the actors discussed from day one that you can’t shy away.”Īlso Read: Watch Christian Slater, Garrett Clayton in First Clip for James Franco's Porn Drama 'King Cobra' (Video)
“I didn’t have a desire to shock - it’s a part of the story. “We wanted to make it as unapologetic as possible,” Kelly told TheWrap ahead of his festival debut. “King Cobra,” a fact-inspired movie about the underbelly of gay porn starring James Franco and Christian Slater, pushes boundaries far beyond its gritty subject matter.ĭirector Justin Kelly‘s film, which premieres Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival, includes eye-poppingly explicit scenes of gay male sex - and a lot of it.