Italian filmmaker Gabriele Muccino will return to his home country of Italy to write and direct "Baciami Ancora," a sequel to his 2001 hit comedy "L'Ultimo Bacio."

Better known as "The Last Kiss," the movie follows the story of a young man whose life takes a drastic turn after his longtime girlfriend announces she's pregnant.

According to Empire, "Baciami Ancora," or "Kiss Me Again," will focus on the couple some 10 years after the first film. Shooting in Italy is set to begin some time next year. 

The success of "Bacio" inspired a Hollywood remake, which opened in 2006 with Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett and Rachel Bilson in the lead roles.

While I completely adored Muccino's original flick, the remake pretty much stank, and I sincerely hope we'll never see a sequel to it.

As for Muccino, he recently laucnhed his Hollywood career with Will Smith's "The Pursuit of Happyness." His next film, "Seven Pounds," opens Dec. 19, 2008.