from www.examiner.com – Elvis Presley was born 76 years ago today. Meanwhile, Vivid Entertainment is in a Viva Las Vegas mood this weekend at the 2011 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, where Vivid founder and CEO Steven Hirsch gave the keynote address yesterday afternoon, and where director Axel Braun will be inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame tonight.
To celebrate all three occasions, the adult entertainment company is releasing Braun’s Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody today.
Braun, who also directed Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, the best-selling and most-rented adult film of 2010, reports that DVDs of the new movie are already on backorder.
Via press release from Vivid.com:
“As big of a success as Batman XXX: A Porn Parody was, amazingly Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody sold out the first round of replication even faster and it’s already on back order” said the director, “I think the key is that the fans recognize my love for the source material and that makes them tolerate me as an Adult filmmaker.”
Batman XXX is nominated for 16 awards at tonight’s 2011 AVN Awards Ceremony — including Best Parody, Best Actor (Dale DaBone as Batman), Best Supporting Actor (James Deen as Robin; Evan Stone as The Riddler), and Best Supporting Actress (Lexi Belle as Batgirl) — which will be co-hosted by Braun’s feline fatale Catwoman, 2010 Female Performer of the Year Tori Black.
Braun has a total of 48 nominations — including Best Director (Batman XXX), Director of the Year (Body of Work), Best New Video Production Company (Axel Braun Productions), Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay Adaptation (Batman XXX) and will be inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame tonight along with Belladonna, Gia Darling, Ben Dover, Jada Fire, Jules Jordan, Bridgette Kerkove, Miles Long, Sinnamon Love, Sonny Malone, Pat Myne, Savanna Samson, Jasmin St. Claire, Scott St. James, and Evan Stone.
Here’s more on Elvis XXX, via press release:
The new parody features two actors playing Elvis at different ages: newcomer J. Jay as the young Elvis, and Dale DaBone (nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Batman XXX: A Porn Parody) as the 70’s Elvis. “DaBone did it again” said Braun, “After his tremendous comeback role in Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, Dale has now really captured the essence of Elvis and delivered another stellar performance.”
Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody is a fictionalized version of events that took place during the course of Elvis’ life, as told by several (fictitious) friends/family. Braun fabricated what might have been disclosed by his driver Billy Boy (played by Alec Knight); his delusional, illegitimate daughter Shirley (a hilarious Amber Cherry); his gay make-up artist Sergio Bartoletti (James Bartholet); and his second cousin thrice removed, Melvis Presley (played by Ron Jeremy).
In addition to Elvis, the movie includes parodies of pop culture icons James Dean (played, of course, by James Deen) and Natalie Wood (Jessi Palmer) on the set of “Rebel Without a Cause,” Muhammad Ali (played by real-life boxer Tyler Knight), Priscilla Presley (Andy San Dimas), and Ann-Margret (Lexi Belle) who gets to hook up with Elvis on the set of “Viva Las Vegas.”