Axel Braun And Vivid Announce New Porn Parodies

[XCritic Editor]

Popular TV shows and classic movies to get the XXX treatment in 2011

LOS ANGELES – (August 23, 2010) – Axel Braun, arguably the busiest director in the adult entertainment industry, has announced a slate of new movies to be distributed exclusively by Vivid Entertainment, the world's leading adult film studio.

On top of the already announced Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody, the 2011 lineup includes spoofs of the popular TV shows Law & Order, Starsky & Hutch, and The Addams Family, as well as classic movies like Grease, Clockwork Orange and The Godfather.

"I've selected TV shows and movies that have not only been popular favorites, but in which I have a real emotional investment", said Braun. "It makes working on these projects incredibly exciting for me and translates into products that are true labors of love".

Braun's Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, also distributed by Vivid, has been at the top of the charts all summer long, and has already become the best-selling adult title of the year.

"We're already getting strong retail interest in Axel's upcoming Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody, which we announced last month", said Steven Hirsch, founder/co-chairman of Vivid. "There is no doubt this new slate of high-quality movies will generate tremendous excitement in the marketplace for us."

DISCLAIMER: Law & Order® is a registered trademark of Universal TV Distribution Holdings LLC; Starsky & Hutch®, is a registered trademark of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.; Batman® is a registered trademark of DC Comics General Partnership; Grease® and The Godfather® are registered trademarks of Paramount Pictures Corporation; Star Wars® is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. and/or Lucasfilm Ltd.

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. Over the span of his 20-year career, he has won awards all over the world for Directing, Producing, Screenwriting, and Editing. For more information visit www.axelbraun.net.

About Vivid:
Founded in 1984, Vivid has always placed heavy emphasis on high quality erotic film entertainment and has created wide brand-name awareness through its films, innovative marketing and a licensing program that extends to advertising, apparel, book publishing and a range of other products. TV audiences have gotten to know the company's management and talent through two recent seven part series on Showtime, "Debbie Does Dallas…Again" and "Deeper Throat." Also popular are the Vivid-Alt and Vivid-Ed imprints and Vivid-Celeb which has become internationally famous for releasing sex tapes of famous mainstream celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Shauna Sand-Lamas, former Miss USA Kelli McCarty, country singer Mindy McCready, E! TV Network star Kendra Wilkinson and many others. Vivid recently announced a new Vivid SuperXXXHeroes imprint and Axel Braun is the lead director. The studio's website www.vivid.com has a large and loyal following of fans of the Vivid Girls.

Press contact: jackie@vivid.com or 800-762-4761.