question: Did M3 's prequel 's male writer direct M1 and M2
query: SELECT count(*) WHERE {
  ?x0 ns:film.director.film M1 .
  ?x0 ns:film.director.film M2 .
  ?x0 ns:film.writer.film ?x1 .
  ?x0 ns:people.person.gender ns:m.05zppz .
  ?x1 ns:film.film.sequel M3
  }