First Look: ‘King Cobra’ Trailer and Poster

King Cobra Poster

The official not safe for work or kids trailer and poster have arrived for IFC Films’ King Cobra which debuted during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. Described as based on a true story, King Cobra comes from writer/director Justin Kelly (I Am Michael) and will open in theaters and select digital platforms on October 21st. The cast includes James Franco, Mr. Robot‘s Christian Slater, Hairspray Live!‘s Garrett Clayton, and Pretty Little LiarsKeegan Allen.


The Plot: Sean Lockhart (Clayton), seventeen and boyishly handsome, dreams of fame and success even though he’s broke and without direction. When he meets the seemingly conservative Stephen (Slater), founder of Cobra Video, he starts to perform in gay porn under the moniker “Brent Corrigan,” creating a slew of wildly successful videos during which he blossoms from a naïve young man into a confident sex symbol. When rival porn producers Joe (Franco), a former youth pastor with a bad temper, and Harlow (Allen), a former military man, set their sights on stealing Sean from Stephen, an all-out porn turf war ensues, resulting in a shocking, gruesome murder in this bizarre, stranger than fiction true story.

Watch the King Cobra trailer: