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The film whisks us back in time to a four-year period beginning in 1967, when violent race riots erupted in the New Jersey city of Newark. It introduces us to the generation of mobsters we only ever heard about in the TV series, and explains their formative influence on the young Anthony Soprano. [snip] Fans... will appreciate how well Gandolfini’s son Michael, who was just 13 when his father died eight years ago, plays the future crime lord as a teenager. It’s not just sentimental casting; he’s completely convincing. They will rejoice, too, in the portrayals of familiar characters as...

Woke up this morning, watched myself a film. Yes, 14 years after HBO’s groundbreaking drama series “The Sopranos” aired its final episode — controversial to this day — its movie prequel “The Many Saints of Newark” premiered Wednesday in New York. Fans packed every seat of the Beacon Theatre, and the dress code was “business.” Some ticketholders interpreted that as Tony Soprano-style tracksuits. They must’ve thought the invite said “family business.”

The anticipation keeps building as The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark is set to be released in just over a week. But another film or series could already be in the works. Alan Taylor—who directed The Many Saints of Newark—teased the potential for there to be a movie centered around 'young gangster' Tony Soprano. The 62-year-old filmmaker told UNILAD on Monday that another prequel for the iconic HBO series could be on the way. Taylor said the ending of the upcoming flick is a bit open ended and those who are hoping to see Michael Gandolfini portray the...

David Chase didn't have to look very far for the actor who would play the young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark — a feature-length prequel to the iconic HBO series. The Sopranos creator cast Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, in the highly-anticipated film, which premieres Oct. 1 in theaters and on HBO Max. But for the younger Gandolfini, inheriting the family legacy was a huge responsibility. "It's probably the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make," the 22-year-old actor confessed to Empire magazine in a new interview....