More teasers about James Franco's "King Cobra"

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April 17, 2016 | Arts / Entertainment

More teasers about James Franco's "King Cobra"

King Cobra

Now that King Cobra has premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, the rest of us are getting a better idea of what we can expect from the gay porn biopic.

The film explores the real life murder of porn producer Bryan Kocis (Christian Slater). Garrett Clayton plays Sean Paul Lockhart (aka Brent Corrigan), whose career has been shepherded by Kocis. When Lockhart decides he’d be better off as a free agent, rival producers Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes (James Franco and Keegan Allen) aim to cash in by any means possible.

Director Justin Kelly said the sex in the movie is unapologetic.

“We wanted to make it as unapologetic as possible," Kelly explained. "I didn’t have a desire to shock — it’s a part of the story. Myself and the actors discussed from day one that you can’t shy away.”

He added: “A few times, the actors took things further than the script." (Well, that has our interest piqued!)

The movie has been rated NC-17. Kelly blames the rating on homophobia.

“It’s a complete fact that graphic gay male sex will get you an NC-17 rating,” he said. “Straight men can [appear] completely naked and be choking a woman, and that’s PG-13. There are crazy rape scenes that get by, it’s mind-blowing.”

As for an official release date for the film? There isn't one. Currently it is popping up at a few film festivals, but hopefully it'll land in theaters or stream online sometime soon.

Until then, here's a tease of what to expect ...

April 17, 2016 | Arts / Entertainment

More teasers about James Franco's "King Cobra"

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