Did a Italian film producer that produced M2 write and direct M3 's sequel
SELECT count(*) WHERE {
?x0 a ns:film.producer .
?x0 ns:film.director.film ?x1 .
?x0 ns:film.producer.film|ns:film.production_company.films M2 .
?x0 ns:film.writer.film ?x1 .
?x0 ns:people.person.nationality ns:m.03rjj .
?x1 ns:film.film.prequel M3
}