LOS ANGELES – Sunny Leone, the beautiful adult actress and former Penthouse Pet of the Year, has signed a contract for up to six more movies with Vivid Entertainment, the world’s leading adult film company. For the first time in her career, Ms. Leone will be performing with men.

The 25-year-old brunette – the leading adult actress of South Asian descent — has been a Vivid Girl for the past two years and up to now has performed only with other actresses.

Ms. Leone, whose parents moved from Punjab to Canada when she was a child, has a strong and established fan base. She has attracted considerable media attention because of her exceptional beauty and because it is unusual for a woman of Indian background to be in the adult field. Her first movie under her new contract is titled “Sunny Loves Matt” co-starring Matt Erickson and will be out in late 2007 or early 2008.

“This is a huge step in my career and an important part of rebranding my image,” said Ms. Leone.

“While having sex only with girls in my movies for the past two years, I’ve been watching all of the scenes between girls and guys and thinking, that’s where I want to be. I’m so excited about my next movie that I wish August was here already. I’m leaving cute and sexy to become really hot and sexy and I’m going to do everything that I always wanted. I’m so happy to be doing it with Vivid,” she added.

In addition to her adult films, Ms. Leone’s mainstream media career has included starring in Vivid’s recent popular Showtime series “Debbie Does Dallas…Again;” working as an interviewer on E!’s Wild On; being a red carpet reporter for VH1 and for “After Dark” among other TV appearances.