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which drops in theaters and on HBO Max Oct. 1.

“The Sopranos” could have looked a lot different if Ray Liotta had taken the part that creator David Chase “once talked” to him about.

the Guardian that he was approached by the HBO mob drama’s creator David Chase to play a different character.“No! I don’t know where that story came from,” Liotta said about the idea he was offered the role of Tony Soprano. “David once talked to me about playing Ralphie.

prequel film, “The Many Saints of Newark,” out in theaters and on HBO Max Oct. 1, it’s the perfect moment to revisit the original series.

The Sopranos creator David Chase has opened up about his favourite scene from the show.In conversation with NME ahead of new prequel film The Many Saints of Newark, Chase reflected on the moments from the hit HBO drama that he remains most proud of today.“I’m kind of ashamed because it’s something that I wrote,” he began, when asked to choose a favourite.Chase went on to discuss the scene in particular, which appears in the first episode of season four, ‘For All Debts Public and Private’ which

What is it that compels people to sin and give themselves continuous self-inflicted pain? This is one of the central questions raised in the otherwise largely incurious “The Many Saints Of Newark,” David Chase’s prequel film to his “Sopranos” series on HBO.

Tony Soprano may or may not be dead, but unfortunately James Gandolfini is, so to continue The Sopranos saga, creator David Chase has flipped back the calendar to craft something of an origins story for America’s favorite crime family in The Many Saints Of Newark. Set for domestic release while wedded to a simultaneous HBO Max bow on October 1, the Warner Bros/New Line film has its world premiere on September 22 at the Tribeca Fall Preview at New York’s Beacon Theater.

The Atlantic Festival, the signature event held each fall in D.C. by The Atlantic, is returning next week as once again a virtual gathering, with a varied lineup that includes former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, writer-producer David Chase and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby.

The Sopranos creator David Chase has said he is “extremely angry” that the forthcoming prequel film The Many Saints of Newark is being premiered on HBO Max.Discussing the day-and-date format, which will see the film open in cinemas and on the streaming platform at the same time, Chase said the situation was “awful”.“I don’t think, frankly that I would’ve taken the job if I knew it was going to be a day-and-date release.

How did Tony Soprano become the man we met in “The Sopranos?” That’s a question that is going to partially be answered in the upcoming film, “The Many Saints of Newark.” READ MORE: Fall 2021 Movie Preview: 60+ Must-See Films As seen in the trailer for “The Many Saints of Newark,” the film serves as a prequel to HBO’s “The Sopranos” and shows a young Anthony Soprano as he grows up in one of the most tumultuous times in Newark’s history, as crime families fight over control.

The Sopranos creator David Chase and longtime writer Terence Winter have teased more potential films in the franchise’s future.In an interview with Deadline, Chase said that he would be happy to do a sequel to The Many Saints Of Newark, the forthcoming prequel film, on the condition that he could co-write the script with Winter.“The idea of doing another one, and doing it with David, I’d be in in a heartbeat,” Winter later told the same publication.

EXCLUSIVE: Call it an offer he couldn’t refuse. After The Sopranos creator David Chase told Deadline in today’s interview that he would be interested in doing another film about the formative years of Tony Soprano — as long as it meant reuniting with longtime series writer and executive producer Terence Winter, Deadline reached out to Winter, who said: “The idea of doing another one, and doing it with David, I’d be in in a heartbeat. Absolutely.”

EXCLUSIVE: Some 14 years after he said all he had to say about a Jersey mob family, and ended The Sopranos in shocking fashion, it turns out David Chase has much more to say. The result is The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel of sorts set against the Newark race riots, and focusing on a charming sociopath mobster Dickie Moltisanti.

The family returns! After more than a decade, the highly anticipated Sopranos movie is finally headed to the big screen.

Tribeca Enterprises said Thursday it is launching Tribeca Fall Preview, a seasonlong series of film premieres and musical performances. The series will debut September 22 with a big one: the world premiere of David Chase’s The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark at the Beacon Theatre.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 22-28Aug. 22: Newsman Morton Dean is 86.

HBO‘s “Sopranos” is considered by many as the benchmark of cable television drams and helped usher in a huge wave of mature dramas that elevated cable as the place for audiences to get quality shows. Warner Bros.

The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints Of Newark.The E Street Band guitarist starred as Sopranos character Silvio Dante in the hit mafia drama, which ran from 1999-2007.Van Zandt recently told SiriusXM that creator David Chase showed him early cuts of the film and asked him for feedback. He said: “I saw several of the early cuts.

Fans of the Sopranos have been waiting with bated breath for their first look at the upcoming prequel film The Many Saints of Newark and the team has, finally, released the first trailer.

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The trailer, which dropped on Tuesday, spotlights the young Tony and his relationship with Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), the father of Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli in the series.“The Many Saints of Newark,” which recently saw its release date pushed back one week, is written by the show’s original creator, David Chase, and Lawrence Konner and directed by “Sopranos” veteran Alan Taylor.

Even though the show’s run ended almost fourteen years ago, the influence of David Chase‘s “The Sopranos” still looms over contemporary TV. Without Chase’s show, there’s arguably no “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark,” “Narcos,” or any number of other recent TV shows that still take inspiration from it.

prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark,” on the horizon, the mystery behind Tony’s fate has been chipped away at — and it’s much more subtle than “Saw” meeting “The Godfather.”Falco revealed on Chuck D’s New York Knicks podcast that an alternate ending to the show was filmed with her and Gandolfini in 2010 in an effort to attract LeBron James to play in Madison Square Garden — even though she didn’t know who he was.

The Many Saints of Newark.The actor, who will be playing the character originally portrayed by his father in David Chase’s iconic series, said that following in his footsteps was “really hard”.“It was really hard to watch my dad,” Michael told Vanity Fair.

The long-awaited ‘Sopranos’ prequel film, “The Many Saints of Newark,” was originally supposed to be released last fall. Of course, we know what happened to all the films that were supposed to hit theaters back then.

Cast members from "The Sopranos" gathered online Friday night for a reading of a brand-new sketch – all for a good cause. The piece – co-written by series creator David Chase and executive producer Terence Winter – was called "Bada Bing, Bada Zoom," and featured about a dozen "Sopranos" stars in a group-therapy session with therapist Dr.

The cast of one of the most memorable shows in television history, HBO’s The Sopranos, reunited tonight for a special table read to benefit actor and former fireman Steve Buscemi’s favorite charity, Friends of Firefighters.

The Sopranos are set to reunite for a virtual reunion in the name of charity.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the show’s creator David Chase and several cast members from the classic HBO drama will come together on Friday (December 18) for the first time since the show’s anniversary in early 2019.Set to be streamed on Twitch, the virtual reunion will benefit Friends of Firefighters, a not-for-profit organization founded in the aftermath of 9/11 to support FDNY firefighters and their

died in 2013 of a heart attack at age 51, but a slew of cast and creators will participate, including Lorraine Bracco, Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Robert Iler, Drea de Matteo, Tim Van Patten, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Maureen Van Zandt, Steven Van Zandt and creator David Chase, along with writer Terence Winter.

The cast and creators of HBO’s iconic mob drama The Sopranos are reuniting for a live event to raise money for Friends of Firefighters, a nonprofit founded after 9/11 that provides mental health counseling, peer support and wellness services to active and retired FDNY firefighters and their families.

The Sopranos is premiering this month.My Dinner With Alan: A Sopranos Session is set to explore the workings of the beloved show from the perspective of critics and cast members, and will also feature a rare interview with creator David Chase.The film will hear from Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz, who wrote the award-winning book The Sopranos Sessions, at Holsten’s in Bloomfield New Jersey which is where the last scene of the show was shot.The streaming premiere, set for a one-night-only

20 years since The Sopranos first introduced the world to Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the various characters of his New Jersey crime syndicate, but the show's popularity hasn't waned a bit since that divisive fade-to-black ending that may or may not have signaled the mafioso's demise.

infamously cryptic series finale during a leaked interview for “The Sopranos Sessions,” his upcoming book celebrating he Emmy-winning HBO mob drama, reports the Independent. At the end of 2007’s final episode, titled “Made In America,” Tony Soprano (played by the late James Gandolfini) is eating out with his family amid a turf war between the New Jersey and New York mafia families while an enemy hitman waits in their midst.The screen then fades to black as Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ blares

By Mike Fleming Jr

While the majority of the country is hunkering down and social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they've been turning to TV—especially older shows—for comfort. We previously had writers imagine how the likes of 30 Rock and ER would handle the coronavirus, and not one to be left out, creator David Chase imagined what The Sopranos would look like in the era of COVID-19.

For a brief moment, the argument over whether Tony Soprano is dead or not is settled; the mobster is alive, and the coronavirus is giving him the agita.