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in the 60-second commercial, which aired during the second quarter of Sunday evening’s game. “The Sopranos” showrunner David Chase directed the ambitious ad, which recreates the iconic opening of the original show and rewrites its famously ambiguous final episode. In the original series, the opening credit sequence sees protagonist Tony Soprano driving his Chevy Suburban from Manhattan to New Jersey as the song “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3 plays in the background.

Reunited and it feels so good! The Super Bowl is known for its buzzy commercials that star an array of celebrities, and this year, Chevrolet brought the OG Sopranos siblings back together.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJamie-Lynn Sigler has been keeping a secret for weeks. On Sunday, it finally came out.Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano for more than eight years on the iconic HBO series “The Sopranos,” stepped into the role again Sunday for a Chevrolet commercial that aired during NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LVI. The ad updated, shot for shot, the show’s opening montage, which used to feature James Gandolfini’s  Tony Soprano driving a Chevy truck.

Angelique Jackson Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton & Brooklynn MacKinzie have joined the cast of Cory Finley’s “Landscape With Invisible Hand.”The quartet join previously announced stars Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish and Kylie Rogers in the film adaptation from MGM, Plan B Entertainment & Annapurna Pictures.Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, “Landscape With Invisible Hand” is described as a “heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future.”Production on the film begins the week, marking writer-director Finley’s third movie, following the critically-acclaimed “Thoroughbreds” and “Bad Education.” Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing the project with Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle.

Kathryn Kates, a veteran character actress who appeared in such TV series as Orange Is the New Black, Seinfeld and Law & Order: SVU and The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark, has died. She was 73.

EXCLUSIVE: Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Nora Zehetner (Grey’s Anatomy), Julian Lerner (The Wonder Years) Abby James Witherspoon (Secret Headquarters) and Noah Cottrell (Punky Brewster) have joined the cast of Boys of Summer, the family adventure film from actor-director David Henrie (This Is the Year, Wizards of Waverly Place) that is now in production in North Carolina.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Imperioli has been tapped as a lead in the second installment of HBO’s dark comedy series The White Lotus. The Sopranos alum, who will be a series regular, is the first confirmed cast member for the upcoming followup to Mike White’s breakout social satire limited series.

After playing Aaron Burr in the Tony-winning musical Hamilton and garnering a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination last year playing singer Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami, Leslie Odom Jr. this year turned his sights toward David Chase’s world of Jersey mobsters in The Many Saints of Newark.

The Many Saints of Newark writer David Chase and stars Ray Liotta and Alessandro Nivola discussed the Sopranos prequel Saturday at Contenders Film: New York. Speaking with Deadline’s Mike Fleming, Chase and Nivola zeroed in on the explosive rage of Nivola’s character, Dickie Moltisanti, while Liotta had a different perspective on his role.

The Sopranos‘ penultimate episode.The actress was discussing the conclusion in a recent episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast with co-stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri) when she admitted that she didn’t agree with creator David Chase’s decision.The 2007 episode in question, The Blue Comet, sees her therapist character Melfi put an end her sessions with Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) after years of counselling.

On a November 21 episode of the podcast Talking Sopranos, longtime Sopranos cast member Lorraine Bracco addressed her discontent with how her character, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, exited the iconic HBO series.

The Sopranos writer Todd Kessler has revealed that James Gandolfini took him out for dinner after he was fired from the HBO series.Speaking to Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa for their new oral history on the drama, titled Woke Up This Morning (via Insider), Kessler recalled how Gandolfini contacted him when he was dropped from the show by creator David Chase after season three.“Jim called me up after he finished work that day,” Kessler said of the day he was fired.

The Sopranos who was uncomfortable about filming a nude scene, according to a new oral history of the show.Actor Peter Riegert had a guest appearance as character Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series.

Still can’t fuggedabout the controversial Sopranos ending?

has given his audience everything and nothing at the same time.“The Sopranos” and “Many Saints of Newark” creator revealed a cryptic tidbit that gives the show’s blackout ending and fate of James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano in 2007 a bit more context — but you’ll still have to draw your own conclusions.Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Chase confirmed that the show’s iconic Holsten’s last supper was separate from a plan he originally envisioned for the boss’ demise.“Because the [death] scene I

The ending of “The Sopranos” might have been a lot clearer had David Chase stuck to his original idea.

It was just over a week ago when it was being reported that HBO was developing a new prequel series for “The Sopranos” created by David Chase. This comes after the (apparently) successful launch of “The Many Saints of Newark” on HBO Max.

In the long history of TV series finales, there are just a few that continue to be debated to this day. And in modern memory, you basically have the finale of “Lost” and the finale of “The Sopranos.” As for the latter, the debate seems to rage about what actually happened, as the show cuts to black without showing anything definitive.

have delivered “the definitive oral history” of “The Sopranos” in their new book, “Woke Up This Morning.” The tome weaves interviews with dozens of cast and crew members (and series creator David Chase) for an unprecedented, dishy, behind-the-scenes look at the iconic mob drama, which aired on HBO from 1999-2007 with star James Gandolfini as troubled North Jersey mobster Tony Soprano.The nearly 500-page book, which borrows its title from the show’s theme song by Alabama 3, is comprised of

The Sopranos‘ creator David Chase has had early conversations about a prequel series that could land on HBO Max.Following the launch of the show’s spin-off film The Many Saints Of Newark, Chase mentioned in an interview with Deadline that he may return to the Sopranos universe with another feature.“There’s only one way that I would do it, and that was if Terry [Winter] and I could write the script together.

While “The Many Saints of Newark” hasn’t been a box office behemoth that Warner Bros. was probably hoping it would be, it would appear the folks at the studio are super happy with how the film is performing on HBO Max.

David Chase has talked up the possibility of returning to The Sopranos universe with a sequel to The Many Saints of Newark.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterStreaming viewership for David Chase’s “The Many Saints of Newark” is coming into focus, as is the massive bump it gave the series that inspired it, “The Sopranos,” according to WarnerMedia’s metrics.While the film’s theatrical rollout last weekend earned $4.6 million at the domestic box office, its performance on HBO Max underscores an important advantage the WarnerMedia platform has against its competitors — the ability to resuscitate its deep bench of

The Sopranos‘ James Gandolfini, which resulted in the pair “barely talking.”The showrunner, who co-wrote the show’s recent spin-off The Many Saints Of Newark, reflected on his tumultuous time with the star in the Happy Sad Podcast.

*Warning spoilers ahead for “The Many Saints of Newark.”* HBO’s “The Sopranos” is considered by many, as one of the key forerunners of the new age of Prestige Television, PeakTV as it were. Yet, with the new spin-off, “The Many Saints of Newark” because of where it was set— during the late-1960s/early-1970s— it didn’t allow for original cast members to return.

, David Chase’s prequel to his critically acclaimed HBO show,, arrived today to screens both big and small. In, James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, portrays Tony Soprano in his young life, years prior to the events of the Emmy-winning show. Also stepping back into the world of are frequent episode director Alan Taylor and former Sopranos writer Lawrence Konner.

David Chase has inked a five-year, first-look deal to create shows for HBO parent WarnerMedia. The news comes as Chase’s “Sopranos” prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark,” which stars Alessandro Nivola as Dickie Moltisanti and James Gandolfini’s son Michael Gandolfini as a young Tony Soprano, hits theaters and HBO Max today.

Fresh from the release of The Many Saints of Newark, The Sopranos prequel feature, David Chase has signed a five-year, first-look deal with WarnerMedia.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Sopranos” creator David Chase has signed a five year first-look deal with WarnerMedia.News of the deal comes on the day that “The Many Saints of Newark,” a “Sopranos” prequel film written by Chase and Lawrence Konner, is debuting in theaters and on HBO Max. Under his new deal, Chase will develop content for HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros.

After many years in the works, today sees “The Sopranos” prequel film “The Many Saints of Newark” hitting both theaters and HBO Max. The film is intended to work as a stand-alone gangster film but also gives fans some insight into the early days of Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini’s son Michael Gandolfini and the legendary gangster father of Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli), Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola).

14-year long mysterious fate.“The Many Saints of Newark” prequel film director Alan Taylor recently shared his thoughts on “The Sopranos‘” iconic, blackout ending — a stunning conclusion to James Gandolfini’s superb work as a mob don in therapy, an end which came over onion rings and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”“I have to go with Tony’s dead,” Taylor, who directed several “Sopranos” episodes, told the Hollywood Reporter of the hotly debated finale episode, “Made In America.”In that

When Alessandro Nivola first read the script for “The Many Saints of Newark,” he was sent only a handful of scenes. Filmmaker David Chase is notoriously protective of his stories, and Nivola didn’t realize those scenes were for the film’s star.What’s more, Nivola hadn’t seen “The Sopranos,” so it wasn’t until much later that he realized he’d be playing the star of the film Dickie Moltisanti, a gigantic figure in “Sopranos” lore.In speaking with TheWrap, Nivola discussed how he made sure he lived

NEW YORK -- Destiny hangs over the characters of the “Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark,” but none more so than its creator.David Chase revolutionized television with his monumental mob opera led by James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano, ushering in a new era of ambition on the small screen. But what Chase has really always wanted to do is make movies.“That was my whole goal.

When “The Sopranos” is brought up these days, it’s usually for the nebulous way it ended: That now-famous cut-to-black in a crowded diner while Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” plays.

The list of names of those who have had a greater impact on television than David Chase is exceedingly short, if such a list exists at all. Chase made his debut in the medium in 1971, as a one-off writer for “The Lawyers,” penning the episode “In Defense of Ellen McKay.” Chase went on to work as the story editor for the influential horror-thriller series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” and then as a writer and producer for four seasons of “The Rockford Files,” where he won his first Emmy.

The Sopranos creator David Chase has opened up about bringing back original star Michael Imperioli for the new prequel film The Many Saints Of Newark.The actor, who played Christopher Moltisanti in the original HBO series, reprises his role briefly to narrate the opening and closing scenes, the film itself focusing on young Tony Soprano (Michael Gandolfini).Speaking to NME, Chase admitted that “was not always how the film was going to start”, explaining that Imperioli’s return was to help clear