MAINSTREAM MEDIA GOES BATTY OVER AXEL BRAUN’S “THE DARK KNIGHT XXX, A PORN PARODY”, COMING SOON FROM VIVID ENTERTAINMENT
LOS ANGELES – (May 16, 2012) – 
Harry Knowles’ popular website Ain’t It Cool has given adult fans a heads-up on what they might expect to see in Axel Braun’s next big-budget adult parody, Vivid’s “The Dark Knight XXX, A Porn Parody”, which will be released online at vivid.com on July 31 and will be in stores across the country on August 7.
Derrick Pierce as Bane in “The Dark Knight XXX” a porn parody from Vivid Entertainment, with director Axel Braun. (Photo courtesy of www.vivid.com )
The Cool News section of the website shows the headline “THE DARK KNIGHT WILL RISE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE THIS SUMMER”, and recalls that “We’ve had some fun covering Axel Braun productions lately. His recent AVENGERS and STAR WARS porn parodies proved without a doubt that…whatever one may think of “porn” on the whole…Axel is 1) an uber-Geek with both an understanding of / respect for the source material he lampoons; and 2) cares enough to bring surprisingly high quality design and production value to his projects. Yes, I realize saying such things may seem odd under the circumstances – but here we are nonetheless.”
The writer posted still photos of some of the characters in the movie, generating a long series of comments on the incredibly high quality of the costumes.
Another prominent movie website, JoBlo posted a Twitter question about the movie: “Which Batman costume do you like better, Christopher Nolan’s DARK KNIGHT or axelbraun’s DARK KNIGHT XXX porn parody?” The item included juxtaposed pictures from both movies, with Axel’s costume emerging as the winner.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to see such an early positive response” says Axel, “It certainly validates the amount of passion and hard work that so many talented people have put into this project.”
“In the end, it’s all about quality,” said Steven Hirsch, CEO and co-founder of Vivid Entertainment. “Axel has fun spoofing the source material and his attitude, along with his notorious attention to detail, resonates greatly with the fans.”
DISCLAIMER: THE DARK KNIGHT XXX: A PORN PARODY IS A PARODY MOVIE. All characters and related materials are trademarks, copyrights and/or registered trademarks of their respective license holders and/or owners. The parody movie is not sponsored, endorsed by, or affiliated with Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Comics or their partners, affiliates and/or parent companies or any other company owning the trademarks of characters seen therein.
About Axel Braun: The son of legendary porn-pioneer Lasse Braun and grandson of a diplomat, Axel Braun was born and raised in Italy, where he received a privileged upper-class upbringing. Fluent in five languages, a member of MENSA, a film-school graduate, and the bearer of a Ph.D. in psychology, Axel has a unique cultural background that definitely sets him apart from the many other directors in the adult industry. A second-generation AVN Hall-of-Famer, over the span of his career he has won many awards all over the world for Directing, Producing, Screenwriting, and Editing. For more information visit www.axelbraun.net.
