King Cobra is a 2016 English-language Crime Drama motion picture written by Justin Kelly, D. Madison Savage, Andrew E. Stoner and Peter A. Conway. The movie is directed by Justin Kelly and produced by James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Jordan Yale Levine, Scott Levenson, Shaun Sanghani and Iris Torres under the banner of Rabbit Bandini Productions in collaboration with Yale Productions and SSS Entertainment. This ripped-from-the-headlines drama covers the early rise of gay porn headliner Sean Paul Lockhart a.k.a.. King cobra features Garrett Clayton in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Christian Slater, Keegan Allen, James Franco, Molly Ringwald, James Kelley and Robby Johnson. The screenplay is written by Justin Kelly which is inspired from Cobra Killer by Andrew E. Stoner Peter A. Conway. The music was composed by Tim Kvasnosky. Cinematography was done by Benjamin Loeb and editing by Joshua Raymond Lee. The film has a running time of 92 minutes. It was released on 21st October 2016. The film made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by IFC Midnight.