"Tito" Sequel in Development with Tarek Alarian Returning

A sequel to the 2004 action-drama film "Tito" is in the works with Palestinian-American film director Tarek Alarian set to return.

The original film starred Ahmed El Sakka, Hanan Tork, Amr Waked, Khaled Saleh, Ashraf Meselhy, and more. Alarian directed the pic from a he co-wrote with Mohamed Hefzy.

“Tito” is centered around "Taher (Tito), a criminal who, as a young boy, didn’t find anyone or anything to help or guide him, turning into a vicious, yet kind hearted, criminal. He falls in love with Nour, and try to leave the life of crime, but it didn’t let him leave."

Alarian is scripting the screeplay and follows the child that was adapoted by Taher in the first film.

Alarian has been busy lately working on another beloved epic: a sequel to the 2001 romance-drama film “El Sellem Wel Teban” (“The Ladder and The Snake”), with Amr Youssef attached in a lead role.

The original film starred Hani Salama, Ahmed Helmy, Hala Shiha, Ragaa Al-Geddawy, Tarek El Tilmisany, and more. Tarek Alarian directed the pic from a he co-wrote with Mohamed Hefzy.

“El Sellem Wel Teban” is centered around Hazem, a reckless young man, who fails at being a good husband and father. His life changes when he meets Yasmin, and they both face issues that force them to fall in love with each other.

The film went through many stages during its preparations, during which Hefzy wrote the script in English.