Federico Fellini

Dino De Laurentiis, Prolific Italian Film Producer, Dies at 91

• Nov 11, 2010 12:48 PM ET
• by Robyn Ross

Dino De Laurentiis

Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis died in Los Angeles on Friday, The New York Times reports. He was 91.

"Cinema has lost one of its greats," Walter Veltroni, former mayor of Rome and the founder of the Rome Film Festival, said in a statement. "The name of Dino De Laurentiis is tied to the history of cinema."

Javier Bardem 86s His Role in Nine

• May 1, 2008 03:49 PM ET
• by movienews

Javier Bardem by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

Javier Bardem has bowed out of Nine the musical based on the Federico Fellini film 8189Bardem told director Rob Marshall he is too exhausted from projects and awards season and wants to take a break from acting for up to a yearHe initially signed onto the musical last year but the start of production was delayed due to the writers strikeBardem was slated to star as Guido Contini a film director who tries to balance his work with a bevy of women and numerous personal crisesPenelope Cruz Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren are already signed to star in the show JR Whalen read more