Christian takes him up against the closet. ‘In the script, the encounter “was far more mild, just kissing on the couch,” Kelly said. ‘He referenced an early scene in which Slater’s middle-aged character wants to sample the goods of his barely legal young star, played by Clayton. “Please, make me feel wanted,” he says as he half begs and half forces himself on the young man. It appears the performers took that to heart, as Kelly adds, ‘“A few times, the actors took things further than the script.” Myself and the actors discussed from day one that you can’t shy away.” He told TheWrap, “We wanted to make it as unapologetic as possible. I didn’t have a desire to shock – it’s a part of the story. Now director Justin Kelly has been talking about the film, which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has suggested his actors weren’t shy when it came to the sex scene. Last week the first clip from King Cobra debuted, giving us a brief taste of the James Franco produced (and starring), based on a true story of murder in the gay porn industry.
