 The two worked closely together for that ten-year period (collaborating on 15 films), with Fragasso occasionally assuming the role of second unit director.Mattei was initially attached to direct an adaptation of "Hercules" from a screenplay by Ricardo Ghione.Principal photography was scheduled to begin May 1982 in Rome, Italy while "The Hollywood Reporter" naming Fragasso as screenwriter, and Ennio Morricone as music composer and conductor.