Porn Valley- Whereas Jenna Jameson entertained some strange notion that Scarlett Johansson should be playing her in a biopic, and even swore some deal was locked in place, said biopic has not been heard from again.

Besides, we all know that Tara Reid is the only logical choice to play Jameson. Others, of course, will disagree. And argument often ensues when the subject of who should be playing who enters the picture of biopic discourse.

Arrow’s, www.xxxdeepthroat.com Robert Interlandi locks similar horns with a couple of those dilemmas. Interlandi‘s been in town for the shooting of Paul Thomas’ version of Deep Throat. Which happens to be a Vivid project. And the obvious question is begged since it’s probably safe to assume that porn fans are pretty familiar with some or part of the history of the Linda Lovelace film going back, involving the late Butchie Peraino the original owner of Arrow.

Except, Ray Pistol, who took over the company, gave full blessing to the Vivid deal. Which sounds strange on the face of it. But since Showtime is doing a behind the scenes reality series about the making of the project which stars Sasha Grey, any cable show publicity is probably good publicity.

However this isn’t stopping Arrow from going ahead with its own plans to remake Deep Throat. And, although Pistol’s been on a hunt for the new Linda Lovelace for years, that’s where Interlandi, the company’s marketing director, now comes in.

He got laid first time at the age of five- the next door neighbor girl was seven- but this doesn’t preclude Interlandi from being a very bright guy and a very creative and inventive one. I see this as Interlandi’s showing me some of his latest projects.

We meet at Jerry’s Deli in Woodland Hills, and Interlandi’s got some samples of the Deep Throat energy drink, www.deepthroatenergy.com for Ryan the bar manager. Ryan, who’s an energy drink hop head, thinks this is a pretty good drink and wants to order a few cases.

On his lap top, Interlandi’s got the draft for the Deep Throat comic book. And the one for Candy Stripers. There’s a Johnny Wadd comic book also being hashed out and Interlandi shows me the rough outlines for that as well.

Interlandi explains how he dictates his thoughts for the stories and how the comic artists take it from there. Pretty amazing stuff, actually, as you see the process being fleshed out.

But what Interlandi’s doing with Arrow’s new Deep Throat movie makes it one any porn historian or fan would want to see. Script in hand, Interlandi figures what he’s got is a 130 minute movie.

He shows me the story boards.

“Story boards? I’ve never seen one for a porn movie,” I tell him.

Interlandi’s equally amazed over my amazement. He assumes any substantial porn project would have them. The panels he shows me are rich in background leading up to the making of the actual film.

There’s the original meeting between director Gerard Damiano and Butchie Peraino.

And in one scene, Eric Edwards’ character [Edwards never got to play in the original because of some summer stock commitment] barges in on Lovelace who’s in bed with the fabled German shepherd. Although Edwards, who had shot loops with Lovelace, later said it was more like an Afghan. But German Shepherd seems a lot funnier in the retelling.

“You’re going to show the German Shepherd?” I ask Interlandi.

Interlandi says yeah, and exactly how and it what context, has to be worked out with the lawyers.

Interlandi tells me a somewhat famous TV name would be willing to play Harry Reems. And here’s the part I’ve always mentally masturbated over – who would play Butchie.

I met Butchie on a number of occasions and liked him a lot. Of course there was the time that I attended the open house of his Cine Citta studios in the Valley and almost went home in the trunk of a Cadillac, but that had more to do with his guests who were loaded out of their skulls, than Butchie. It’s a funny story now looking back on it.

As far as playing him in a movie, there was a character actor named Joseph Viterelli who made a career out of playing mob guys. And I always though he’d make a great Butchie. Except Viterelli died of a stomach hemorrhage a few years ago. Which leads me and Interlandi to conclude that James Gandolfini would be the logical choice, but Gandolfini agreeing to something like this is less than remote.

Except, perhaps, if Deep Throat were made along the lines of what Rene Estevez did with the Mitchell Brothers for Showtime.

Of course, who plays Lovelace continues to go unanswered.

Interlandi’s laughing about how he drove out here from Vegas in Pistol’s truck. Funny in that sense because Interlandi might be seeing someone later and he’d be pulling up in this truck.

He shows me the girl’s picture and his earlier comparison to her and a young Tera Patrick isn’t too far off. He met her at a trade show. And she lives in West Hollywood. Interlandi then excuses himself to leave. He’s got to clean up the truck.