“King Cobra,” a fact-inspired movie about the underbelly of gay porn starring James Franco and Christian Slater, pushes boundaries far beyond its gritty subject matter.
Director Justin Kelly‘s film, which premieres Saturday at the Tribeca Film Festival, includes eye-poppingly explicit scenes of gay male sex — and a lot of it.
“We wanted to make it as unapologetic as possible,” Kelly told TheWrap ahead of his festival debut. “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.”
“Cobra” is inspired by the 2007 murder of Bryan Kocis (renamed Stephen in the movie and played by Slater), founder of Cobra Video and producer of adult films specializing in young gay males.