PeterFever Hunk Eric East Nabs Role in Arthouse Movie

Who says erotic models don’t have a future in big budget feature films? PeterFever.com favorite Eric East is making a splash at film festivals in an edgy new film from Hong Kong titled Adonis (aka Thirty Years of Adonis). The gay porn star plays a "seedy client" for a gay prostitution ring. The movie is directed by Scud, a writer and producer known for Utopians, Voyage and Amphetamine). In his seventh feature, Adonis, Scud tells the story of Yank Ke (Adonis He Fei), an actor with the Beijing Opera whose dreams of stardom are fading now that he’s pushing 30. When he loses his job and is down on his luck, he finds himself answering ads for “nude outdoor model” gigs and soon ends up participating in what will become his ticket to infamy: a gay porn film that becomes a sensation in the underground. As Ke descends further and further into a world of hedonism as a hotly desired sex worker, he finds himself increasingly emotionally detached. When Ke accepts the invitation of a mysterious, masked client—played by PeterFever's Eric East—on his 30th birthday, even he might have found his limits. The crew of PeterFever had the chance to meet with the director after the film's world premiere in Chicago, and discovered that he originally had eyes to cast Peter Le in the role of the “masked client.” Unfortunately, Peter wasn’t available at the time so he referred Scud to Eric East instead. "While I think that Peter would have been amazing in the film, Eric definitely did a great job in his role as the sinister client. We are absolutely delighted to see one of our alumni going on to an acting career in Hong Kong, and can only wish him all the best," said Danny Zeeman, president of PeterFever. Story-wise, not everything in the film is immediately understandable, according to Zeeman. "This is a movie worth seeing more than once. Having lived in Asia for over 10 years, I felt like I could relate to more of the movie and its Buddhist themes than most westerners, but it was still a challenge," Zeeman said. "Having said that, it touches on quite a few subjects, amongst them religion, the afterlife, money and of course (as is a recurring theme for the director) death." Notable also, the film features some big-name Hong Kong actors, including Hong Kong singer Amanda Lee (李惠敏) and veteran actresses Nora Chan (苗可秀) and Susan Shaw/Siu Yum Yum (邵音音). Zeeman urges fans to look out for Eric East in the feature film. And they can also check out the performer in all his XXX glory exclusively at PeterFever.com.