Oscar-winning Hollywood director, Steven Soderbergh has recently announced adult performer Sasha Grey as the lead in his upcoming film, The Girlfriend Experience. The film will release in 2009 as part of Soderbergh's six-picture deal with 2929 Entertainment to simultaneously distribute movies in cinemas and on cable and DVD.
Sasha Grey, a self-professed lover of the films of Jean-Luc Godard, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Catherine Breilla, will play a $10,000-a-night call girl, willing to give her rich clients the girlfriend experience, which Wikipedia describes as: ... involving more intimate relations than a traditional call girl offers, and may include kissing and/or french kissing, cuddling and foreplay. A call girl advertising the provision of a "girlfriend experience" is implying that she provides deep french kissing, "full service" (intercourse) with protection, and oral sex without protection. Advertising a "girlfriend experience" is sometimes used by prostitutes and pimps to promote business.
So who is to play Grey's hard-up for intimacy client?
Kevin has a knack for asking unsophisticated questions like he's still living in the 90's and sneaking his parent's porn on VHS. Thankfully, Sasha manages to give intelligent replies as best as anyone can in an uncomfortable interview situation.
The Girlfriend Experience is scheduled to shoot in late 2008 for 14 days once Soderbergh finishes work on his courtroom drama, The Informant starring Matt Damon. Ocean's Thirteen writers, Brian Koppelman and David Levien have been tapped to write the script. The pair interviewed high class call girls in preparation for Soderbergh's indie drama. Gee, perhaps I'm in the wrong line of work? Soderbergh is brilliant in casting an attractive, award-winning porn star for his Girlfriend Experience call girl. As Grey herself puts it so eloquently, "it's an easy way to sell with controversy."
[Image of a smoking (hot) Sasha Grey courtesy of Holly Randall (hollyrandall.com).]
