LOS ANGELES, CA – (October 26th, 2020) – Axel Braun, the most awarded porn director in history, today announced that he chose 2020 AVN & XBIZ award nominee Evelyn Claire to portray the crossbow-wielding urban warrior Huntress in The Batman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody Series, the legendary director’s latest DC AxelVerse entry for Wicked Comix, creator of such hit parodies as Batman v Superman XXX, Justice League XXX, Supergirl XXX, Deadpool XXX, Suicide Squad XXX as well as the mega-hit and reigning AVN Best Parody Captain Marvel XXX.
“Casting Evelyn was really a no-brainer,” said Braun. “I mean, aside from the fact that she may very well be the most beautiful woman on the planet, she is also a phenomenal performer and pretty much a dead-ringer for Huntress. I had her read for the part and immediately realized that she is also a very professional and gifted actress who truly understands the character, so I basically won the jackpot!”
One of DC’s most celebrated antiheroes, Helena Bertinelli aka the Huntress, is the only female DCEU character to have been a member of the Justice League, the Outsiders, and the Birds of Prey. Yet despite her impressive resume, the Avenging Archer has yet to be portrayed on the screen with the authenticity that comic fans demand and deserve. With his unparalleled reverence for the source material and a perfectionist’s eye for detail which frequently results in better costume designs than their theatrical counterparts, Braun is once again setting out to rectify the mainstream’s shortcomings.
“As a fan, it’s always disappointing when a multi-million dollar production can’t get the costumes right,” lamented Braun. “I mean, the Huntress has never appeared in a live-action television series or movie with her classic comic book look, and that’s just wrong…so I’m gonna go ahead and fix that. Because I care.”
Recently seen gracing the cover of Braun’s AVN Editor’s Choice Stilettos, Evelyn is obviously excited to be a part of the growing all-star cast for the legendary director’s first ever parody series.
“I’m so thrilled to be taking on this amazing role”, said Claire. “Axel’s passion and attention to detail are literally unmatched, and working with him on a big project has always been a dream of mine. This series is gonna be incredible, and I am looking forward to portraying this complex character and going head to head with Batman!”
With two-time AVN Best Actor and Braun protegé Seth Gamble set to portray the Dark Knight, pre-production on The Batman XXX keeps moving at warp speed, with the director currently working on an iconic Batsuit poised to take his legendary fidelity to superhero source material to the next level. The filmmaker recently tweeted a photo of a long-suffering Gamble covered in plaster while getting a life cast so that Braun could design “the MOST AWESOME COWL EVER!”
“There are many Batman cowls out there, and some of them are incredible,” said Braun, who has won the AVN Best Parody award for 10 consecutive years, “but it was important for me to create something truly unique and that would be a perfect fit for Seth. This is going to be a long shoot and he’s gonna be wearing the cowl for most of it, so I wanted to make sure not only that it looked cool but also that it would be comfortable, and the only way to achieve that was to tailor it specifically to his head.”
While its mainstream counterpart’s release date keeps being pushed well into 2022, The Batman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody Series will be available next year, exclusively on wicked.com.
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