February 24, 2009 | The Biz

PZP freezes 2009 production

PZP Productions has decided to stop filming any new videos for the time being, hoping to weather the current economic downturn.

"Hopefully the break will be short-lived," PZP owner Peter Z Pan told XBIZ. "I would love to make my scheduled summer movie, 'The Last Boy On Earth.' But realistically we might not produce any new content until 2010 — who knows?

"The economy stinks, and it's killing many of us in the industry — not just the little guy," Pan said. "[But] two other major factors contributed to the decision; they are illegal tube sites and file-sharing sites. ... Why would people want to buy one of our DVDs when they can just download it for free from one of these sites?"

The only new release this year will be "Twinks Finally 18 #1," starring porn newbie Randy Phoenix.