LOS ANGELES — According to a story reported on www.xbiz.com Axel Braun has signed Rob Black to produce six high-budget feature films for his studio Axel Braun Productions.

Braun in a statement lauded Black as “a true artist and a passionate filmmaker.”

ABP films are distributed by Vivid Entertainment.

“The films he will make for ABP will be unlike anything he has ever done before and will definitely show a much different Rob Black than what people expect,” Braun added.

Black will begin principal photography on his first project later this month.

Braun, whose recent projects for Vivid include “Spiderman XXX,” is a 2010 XBIZ Award-winner for Director of the Year – Body of Work.