The Many Saints Of Newark Is The Prequel Working Title
The Sopranos, one of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV series of the past generation, is returning with a big screen prequel.
The working title of the movie, scripted by the iconic HBO show’s original creator, David Chase, is The Many Saints Of Newark.
Details for the film are being kept under wraps, but the chosen time period suggests audiences could see a younger version of Tony’s father, Giovanni “Johnny Boy” Soprano, the former captain of the family’s mob crew, and his mother, Livia, played gloriously by Nancy Marchand in season 1, set in the era of the 1960s race riots in New Jersey.
Tony’s Uncle Junior, played in the series by Godfather actor Dominic Chianese, is also likely to appear.
Alan Taylor (Game Of Thrones, Oz, Boardwalk Empire) who helmed multiple episodes of the original HBO series is set to direct.
The Sopranos ran for six seasons from 1999 to 2007, putting HBO on the map and establishing the market for DVD sales of popular series.
It won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globes and in the process made stars of its leading names, particularly the much missed James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, who played his wife Carmela, as well as a host of other actors.
More on this as we get it.
