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newest trailer for “The Sopranos” prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark,” on Wednesday and it gave fans a new glimpse into the world of young Tony Soprano.One focus of the teaser features the relationship between Tony, played by the late James Gandolfini’s son Michael, and Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), the father of Christopher Moltisanti, who was portrayed by Michael Imperioli in the original series.Other scenes show Tony arguing with his mom, Livia Soprano (Vera Farmiga), members of the

“Many Saints Of New York” nearing its Oct. 1 release date, mob movie fans have been praising the “Sopranos” prequel’s “perfect” casting of James Gandolfini’s lookalike son Michael as the young Tony Soprano.

Michael Gandolfini is opening up about his role in The Many Saints of Newark, where he portrays a younger version of his late dad, James Gandolfini‘s, Sopranos role.

Michael Gandolfini is keeping it in the family.

When it was announced that David Chase was returning to the world of “The Sopranos” for a new prequel film, “The Many Saints of Newark,” folks wondered who might play the younger version of Tony Soprano. Of course, when everyone found out that James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, had landed the role, ‘Sopranos’ fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Jeff Daniels, star of Showtime’s upcoming drama American Rust, said his career in television would not have been as prolific if it weren’t for his late God of Carnage co-star James Gandolfini and HBO’s The Sopranos.

“Talking Sopranos.”Thethree discussed Patrick’s character arc, starting with “The Happy Wanderer” (Season 2, Episode 6). Patrick, 62, explained that on his first day on set, he tried to jokingly provoke Gandolfini about coming to work hungover.“I had never met Mr.

The Sopranos actor Robert Patrick has remembered filming a fight scene with James Gandolfini, saying he was “so intimidated”.The actor, who played Davey Scatino in the hit HBO series, recalled his experience on the Talking Sopranos podcast while discussing season 2 episode 6, ‘The Happy Wanderer’.Patrick said that on the first day of filming he provoked Gandolfini on purpose, after being advised to do so by his acting coach.“I had never met Mr. Gandolfini,” Patrick began.

Bruce Springsteen has turned down the opportunity to have a service station in his hometown of New Jersey named after him.As Consequence Of Sound reports, the US state is honouring a number of its famous residents along the Garden State Parkway as part of Governor Phil Murphy’s plan to expand the NJ Hall Of Fame.Among those to have received the special nod include Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston and late Sopranos actor James Gandolfini.

Bruce Springsteen decided against having a New Jersey rest stop named in his honor.  Stars like Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, James Gandolfini and six other notable Jersey names will be honored by having rest stops along the New Jersey Turnpike named after them courtesy of the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority was going to rename a handful of rest stops after notable people who are from the state.

Sopranos sequel The Many Saints Of Newark.The actor who played Bobby Bacala in the original HBO series, which ran from 1999-2007, hailed the film’s recent trailer and said he’s hearing great things about the prequel.“I saw the trailer, it looks great,” he told NME before adding: “I hear it’s wonderful and I’m looking forward to seeing it soon.”Despite having to fill big shoes, Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, who plays a younger Tony Soprano, apparently “delivers the

If you’re a fan of “The Office,” you know that after Steve Carell left the series, the show found it difficult to replace him, often relying on guest stars to help carry the load. Well, eventually, the show landed on James Spader to guest star in a string of episodes, but before that, according to the hosts of the Talking Sopranos podcast, James Gandolfini was in line to appear.

It was the easiest $3 million James Gandolfini ever made.

James Gandolfini was so close to signing on to star in The Office, after Steve Carell left the show.

Talking Sopranos” — a podcast hosted by “The Sopranos” co-stars Michael Imperioli, 55, and Steve Schirripa, 63 — it was revealed that Gandolfini had been offered a role to replace the character Michael Scott as branch manager of Dunder Mifflin on “The Office,” following Steve Carell’s departure from the NBC show in 2011.

The Office.The late actor’s Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa revealed the news during the latest episode of their podcast Talking Sopranos, while joined by Ricky Gervais.Gervais, who created the UK version of The Office on which the US version starring Carell is based, spoke about his admiration for Carell before Imperioli shared the trivia.“You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him [Steve Carell], did you know that?” he said.Schirripa added:

Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark.The upcoming spin-off movie will follow the younger years of the iconic mob boss from the HBO series, with the epic trailer debuting last month.Michael’s stepmother Deborah Lin has now admitted that his father “would be very proud” of the work he has done.“It was almost surreal to see Michael in the trailer,” she told The New York Post. “I know it took a lot of courage for him to take this role.

Michael Gandolfini is taking on his father’s iconic role of Tony Soprano in an upcoming prequel.

The legendary mob boss from The Sopranos is finally back, as the very first trailer for The Many Saints of Newark dropped on Tuesday.

opens with a memorable voice.«When I was a kid, guys like me were brought up to follow codes,» says the late James Gandolfini. The line is from the actor's most iconic role, as mob boss Tony Soprano on the hit HBO drama . Onscreen, we see a younger version of Tony, just getting his start in Newark, New Jersey.

You woke up this morning, got yourself a gun.

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.

Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark has just been released – check it out below.The new film will focus on the formative years of notorious mob boss Tony Soprano, who was played by James Gandolfini in the hit HBO show.His son, Michael Gandolfini, is playing a young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark.Gandolfini will be joined by Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Leslie Odom Jr, Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, John Magaro and more.Check out the trailer for The Many Saints

The long-awaited prequel to The Sopranos is almost here!

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.

Though many fans look back at the ending now and feel better about it, at the time of “The Sopranos” series finale, a lot of folks were upset by the ambiguity. Did Tony Soprano die? Did the family live happily ever after? Or perhaps the screen cuts to black right before an alien invasion occurs and “The Sopranos” would have turned into “War of the Worlds?” Either way, the uncertainty of the ending has led to countless fan theories and speculation.

Later this year, “The Many Saints of Newark” – the anticipated prequel film to “The Sopranos” – will hit theaters and streaming, courtesy of HBO Max. However, little does anyone know there already was a pseudo-revival for “The Sopranos” back in 2010, three years after the series halted its run.

Sopranos co-star Edie Falco appeared in a presentation to the player to convince him to join the team.Producer Rocco Caruso recalled the idea on docuseries podcast Shattered: Hope, Heartbreak and the New York Knicks, according to the Hollywood Reporter.“They thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if we could somehow start the piece with The Sopranos?’ because it had just more or less ended,” Caruso said. “And I said, ‘I know Edie, … I could send her an email,’ and she said ‘Great.

The existence of the short was revealed yesterday on rapper Chuck D’s podcast, Shattered: Hope, Heartbreak and the New York Knicks,

Joseph Siravo was an actor known for roles including Giovanni “Johnny Boy” Soprano on HBO’s “The Sopranos.”Siravo was best known to many for playing the father of James Gandolfini’s (1961–2013), character, Tony Soprano, on “The Sopranos,” appearing in flashbacks. But he also had other TV roles as well as movie and stage credits.

The Sopranosare being invited to the home of Tony Soprano, which featured in the HBO series.An Evening at Tony’s will allow attendees to tour 14 Aspen Drive on May 29, grab a drink by the mob boss’ pool, meet and greet the cast of The Sopranos and roam around the house grounds.They can also take photos of notable scenes from the show and hang out in Tony’s white pearl Escalade.

according to Collider.

James Gandolfini's son, Michael. The first footage of theprequel, titled, was released on Wednesday in a Warner Bros.

all of its 2021 films will be made available to stream exclusively on HBO Max at the same time as they are released in cinemas.Aside from featuring footage of Dune, The Suicide Squad, King Richard, the Space Jam remake with Lebron James, the trailer also shares a glimpse of the much anticipated Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints Of Newark.Donning a denim sherpa jacket on the streets of Newark, New Jersey, the late James Gandolfini’s real-life son, Michael, can be seen in the role of a young Tony

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.