Tag: Sopranos
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Writers Developing Showtime Drama About the Mafia
More than a decade after HBO’s acclaimed mob drama The Sopranos went off the air, Showtime is developing an hour-long drama series of its own about the mafia – and this new show comes from a former Sopranos writer. Terence Winter, who won four Emmys for his work writing The Sopranos, is writing a series…
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‘Sopranos’ Prequel Film Finds Young Tony: Michael Gandolfini Is Chip Off Old Block
Exclusive: The Sopranos creator David Chase has found his Tony Soprano. Michael Gandolfini has been set to play the future New Jersey organized crime family boss in The Many Saints of Newark, the feature prequel to Chase’s groundbreaking TV series The Sopranos that Alan Taylor is directing for New Line.He is the son of James…
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Corey Stoll and Billy Magnussen Are the Latest Wiseguys to Join ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Movie Cast
The Sopranos prequel movie cast continues to expand like someone’s waistline after eating a whole tray of baked ziti. The latest: Corey Stoll and Billy Magnussen have come about the film, titled The Many Saints of Newark, in undisclosed roles. They join Alessandro Nivola, who is playing Dickie Moltisanti, and Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga,…
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Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen Join ‘Sopranos’ Movie Prequel (Exclusive)
Corey Stoll and Billy Magnussen are set to join the ensemble of the “The Sopranos” movie prequel, “The Many Saints of Newark.”They join Alessandro Nivola, Jon Bernthal, and Vera Farmiga, who had previously been added to the cast. More players from the “Sopranos” lore are expected to be coming on board.New Line could not be…
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‘Sopranos’ Prequel Movie Cast Adds Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga
The Many Saints of Newark, the Sopranos prequel movie from series creator David Chase, just added two exciting new cast members: Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga. At this time, we don’t know who Bernthal and Farmiga are playing – brand new characters, or younger versions of characters we met during the run of The Sopranos.…
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Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga Set for “Sopranos” Prequel
Jon Bernthal and Vera Farmiga are in final talks to join New Line’s Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark.Set in the era of the Newark riots in the ’60s, the ensemble drama takes place when African-Americans and Italians of Newark were at each other’s throats, and when among the gangsters of each group, it…
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‘The Sopranos’ Vincent Pastore & Steven Van Zandt & ‘Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany Star In Dark Mob Comedy
Exclusive: The Sopranos stars Vincent Pastore and Steven Van Zandt and Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany are to star in dark mob comedy Iron Terry Malone. The trio have signed up to the feature film, which is produced by Creative Alley Productions, in association with All Things Creative and Brazen Giant Productions alongside The Wire‘s John Doman,…
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Daily Podcast: Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV Series, Terminator casting, Sopranos Prequel Movie & Other Big News
On the March 8, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui & Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV Series, Terminator casting, Netflix’s superhero cinematic universe, the Joker movie, a Sopranos prequel, Defenders, Fox…
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‘Sopranos’ Prequel Film From David Chase Picked Up by New Line
New Line Cinema announced Thursday that it has picked up “The Many Saints Of Newark,” a feature film script written by David Chase that will serve as a prequel to his famous TV series, “The Sopranos.” The film takes place in the 1960s, when riots swept through Newark, NJ, and conflicts between African-American and Italian…