“The people at Adam & Eve had been wanting to do a movie with us for a long time,” Joone told XBiz. “I mentioned that I wanted to do a pirate movie, and they said they would love to be a part of it.”
The result, Joone said, is a revolutionary movie on every level, from the pairing of stars to the technical quality to the locations and sets.
Scheduled for release in September, “Pirates” represents the first pairing of Adam & Eve contract performers Carmen Luvana and Austyn Moore with Digital Playground exclusives Jesse Jane, Devon, Teagan Presley and Janine.
At almost three hours long, the movie contains 10 sex scenes, including the first-ever girl/girl scenes between Luvana and Jane as well as Jane and Janine.
“As these scenes unfolded on the set, a competition developed between Carmen and Janine to see who would do the better scene with Jesse, and it made for some pretty intense scenes,” Joone said.
The idea for “Pirates” came about while Digital Playground was shooting “Island Fever 3” in Bora Bora. “The guys made a little pirate movie with some cool visual effects, and that was the inspiration for 'Pirates,'” Joone said.
Filming in locations in Southern California and Florida, the shoot lasted 17 days.
Joone describes the adventure film as “Pirates of the Caribbean” meets “Sinbad.” The movie uses more than 300 special effects, including one scene shot entirely against a green screen, the technique used to create battle scenes in movies such as “Star Wars.”
Shot and edited in high-definition, the three-disc set is loaded with special features, including behind-the-scenes, audio commentary, a vignette on the special effects and the short film that inspired the full-length movie.
The two companies will launch a joint marketing campaign.
To help create buzz for the movie, Digital Playground will have a pirate-themed suite at next week’s Video Software Dealers Association show in Las Vegas.
At the show, the company will debut a trailer, poster and packaging for “Pirates,” and Digital Playground contract stars will be on hand in full pirate gear to sign autographs and hand out hats and T-shirts.