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KENNA JAMES
CAST AS MARY JANE WATSON IN BRAUN’S ‘SPIDEYPOOL XXX’
≠ STORY: PETER WARREN ≠ PHOTOGRAPHY: WICKED COMIX
After an extensive casting search, Axel Braun and Wicked Comix have announced that current AVN Best Leading Actress and Female Performer of the Year nominee Kenna James has been cast as Mary Jane Watson, the female lead in the director’s latest endeavor, Spideypool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody.
“It was a huge turnout—71 girls submitted audition videos for Mary Jane and a lot of them were actually very good,” Braun said, “but Kenna’s submission was literally on a whole different level, there was no question that the role had to be hers.”
As a testament of her dedication and commitment to the character, James, who previously delivered a standout performance in Braun’s 2019 AVN Movie of the Year winner The Possession of Mrs. Hyde, agreed to cut her hair and dye it red for the part.
“Changing my hair was a no-brainer,” James offered. “I’m deeply honored to have been chosen to play Mary Jane, it just blows my mind that out of so many actresses Axel picked me! My peers within the industry are very good at what they do, we have so many talented people, and I don’t take it lightly that I was given this amazing opportunity. Also, I’ve been a huge Spider-Man fan my entire life, so the chance to play this role for an Axel Braun parody is absolutely a dream come true!”
James received a total of seven nominations for the 2022 AVN Awards set for Jan. 22, 2022.
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Entering his 32nd year in the industry, Braun heads into production on Spideypool as his follow-up to last summer’s Black Widow XXX, which is currently nominated for nine AVN Awards: Best Featurette, Best Actress - Featurette (Lacy Lennon), Best Actor - Featurette (Seth Gamble), Best Screenplay - Featurette, Best Make-Up, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Tag-Team Sex Scene (Lacy Lennon, Mick Blue and John Strong), and the very first Mark Stone Award for Outstanding Comedy, of which Braun is especially proud.
“Mark was such a funny and talented guy,” said Braun. “He directed over 50 movies for
Wicked, including Monster Tit Sex Zombies which is absolutely hysterical and literally one of my all-time favorite adult comedies, so being nominated in the category that bears his name for the first time is a huge honor and a privilege.”
While the search for the coveted Spider-Man role is still ongoing, Spideypool XXX will
Spideypool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody will premiere in 2022 exclusively on Wicked.com.
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