The original plan for Keola Racela‘s horror-comedy Porno was that it was going to debut in select theaters on April 10th, but those plans have changed due to theaters across the country shutting down. In response to the forced cancellation, Fangoria has come up with a unique new distribution model for Porno, debuting it online tomorrow with a special virtual premiere.
Deadline details, “From 12:00 AM [on April 10th], screenings will be hosted online where viewers can select a movie theater they want to support, and then purchase online tickets via Vimeo. Tickets are $12 a piece and will last for 48 hours after purchase. The window will run until May 1 before the movie heads onto VOD May 8.”
“Participating theaters include Gateway Film Center (Columbus, OH), FilmBar (Phoenix, AZ), The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana, CA), PFS at The Roxy (Philadelphia, PA), Screenland Armour (Kansas City, MO), and 23 Alamo Drafthouse markets.”
Porno is expected to stream on Shudder later in the year.
The film “follows a group of seemingly wholesome young movie theatre employees being tempted and terrorized by a sex demon.”
“When the five teen employees discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education … written in blood.”
The cast includes Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robert Tann, Bill Phillips, Katelyn Pearce, and Peter Reznikoff.
Matt Black and Laurence Vannicelli penned the screenplay.