nudge 7,491 Posted January 23, 2019 I didn't even know it was happening! Currently in pre-production so will definitely take a while. Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, will play the role of the young Tony Soprano. He joins Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen and Corey Stoll in the ensemble drama that is set in the era of the ’60s Newark riots, when African Americans and Italians of that city were at each others throats. It was especially lethal among gangsters from each group. The story focuses on Dickie Moltisanti (Nivola), a mentor to young Tony as his own father, Johnny Boy, was grooming his son on a pathway to organized crime prominence. There are expected to be call-backs and shout-outs to numerous other series characters in the film, which is set in the earlier time period. https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-sopranos-prequel-movie-michael-gandolfini-tony-soprano-james-gandolfini-the-many-saints-of-newark-james-gandolfini-david-chase-1202539160/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110232/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110232/videoplayer/vi1468185113 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluewolf 3,886 Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, nudge said: I didn't even know it was happening! Currently in pre-production so will definitely take a while. Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, will play the role of the young Tony Soprano. He joins Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen and Corey Stoll in the ensemble drama that is set in the era of the ’60s Newark riots, when African Americans and Italians of that city were at each others throats. It was especially lethal among gangsters from each group. The story focuses on Dickie Moltisanti (Nivola), a mentor to young Tony as his own father, Johnny Boy, was grooming his son on a pathway to organized crime prominence. There are expected to be call-backs and shout-outs to numerous other series characters in the film, which is set in the earlier time period. https://deadline.com/2019/01/the-sopranos-prequel-movie-michael-gandolfini-tony-soprano-james-gandolfini-the-many-saints-of-newark-james-gandolfini-david-chase-1202539160/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110232/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8110232/videoplayer/vi1468185113 Need to have a binge on the Sopranos... only seen clips and never watched a single episode.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 7,491 Posted January 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Bluewolf said: Need to have a binge on the Sopranos... only seen clips and never watched a single episode.. It's a great show; can't believe you haven't watched it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 1,160 Posted January 23, 2019 Yeah. Wow Bluewolf. Sopranos and the west wing are (for me) the point where this current golden age of TV really first started to kick off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMG 224 Posted January 23, 2019 Saints of Newark??? The only saints I know of are Saints of Southampton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nudge 7,491 Posted January 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, AMG said: Saints of Newark??? The only saints I know of are Saints of Southampton. The "many saints" in the title probably refers to Moltisanti Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JOSHBRFC 467 Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) On 23/01/2019 at 10:41, Bluewolf said: Need to have a binge on the Sopranos... only seen clips and never watched a single episode.. I started watching it and watched 1 episode. It's the next show i'm going to get into. Before Peaky Blinders and GoT come back on our screens. Michael Gandolfini playing his Dad's character is a special one. If what i've read is true, he was the one who found his Dad after he'd had heart attack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viva la FCB 945 Posted January 30, 2019 Sopranos set the bar when it came to quality tv, Ive been meaning to go back and watch it from the begining again. Im definitely in on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnivore Chris 1,856 Posted January 30, 2019 On 23/01/2019 at 10:41, Bluewolf said: Need to have a binge on the Sopranos... only seen clips and never watched a single episode.. You missed out. Up until the likes of Power, Breaking Bad, Prison break(well the first 3 series) and Sons of Anarchy came about, it was my favourite series ever(the Wire being another good one), although it's hard to say now as there are so many top series out these days. It's the opposite with films though. 11 hours ago, JOSHBRFC said: I started watching it and watched 1 episode. It's the next show i'm going to get into. Before Peaky Blinders and GoT come back on our screens. Michael Gandolfini playing his Dad's character is a special one. If what i've read is true, he was the one who found his Dad after he'd had heart attack. I've said before, but get onto Power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
