There’s a small item on De Laurentiis, the Italian film mogul who’s made films with Fellini and a hilarious series of American big screen debacles back in the ’70s and ’80s. At the at the age of , Mr. De Laurentiis is not only still alive, but still producing films. The recent Hannibal Lector prequel is one of his, and he’s still pushing for an update of his old ’60s Jane Fonda film Barbarella.
What got my heart to pitter patter, though, was this: “Then there’s the underwater epic about a killer whale…”
Apparently De Laurentiis has given up on making films that aren’t follow-ups or remakes of his earlier works, but the idea that he’s *still* trying to churn out a remake / sequel to his hilarious misfire Orca (1977). In an ideal world this would finally be his one-time idea to team Orca up with King Kong (he produced the ’70s remake), but sadly I doubt it. Even so, really, what the hell? Jabootu blesses you, Mr. De Laurentiis!
