‘The Sopranos’ is officially getting a prequel movie
BYNICOLE BITETTE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
All the fans who didn’t stop believin’ for more “Sopranos” are finally getting what they wanted.
The hit HBO series — which is widely regarded as one of the best TV dramas ever made — is getting some more screen time with a prequel film with the working title "The Many Saints of Newark," according to Deadline.
New Line has purchased the script, written by "Sopranos" creator David Chase and one of the show's writers, Lawrence Konner.
The film is set during the 1960s riots in Newark, N.J., between the African-American and Italian communities, Deadline reported. Some of the characters from the original series would also return, likely younger versions of Tony's parents, who were portrayed by Joseph Siravo and Nancy Marchand, according to Deadline.
“The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini in an episode of the hit HBO series. A movie prequel of the story is set to happen. (BARRY WETCHER/HBO/KOBAL/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK/BARRY WETCHER/HBO/KOBAL/REX/SHUT)
Junior Soprano, played by Dominic Chianese, could also make an appearance.
"David is a masterful storyteller and we, along with our colleagues at HBO, are thrilled that he has decided to revisit, and enlarge, the Soprano universe in a feature film," Noah Emmerich, Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman, said in a statement.
Warner Bros. is the parent company to New Line.
Dominic Chianese as Corrado "Junior" Soprano.
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"The Sopranos" aired on HBO between 1999 and 2007. It hasn't returned in any form since the finale cut to black on June 10, 2007.
The show snatched up 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and Peabody Awards for its first two seasons.
James Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano, died in 2013 in Rome, Italy, of a heart attack.
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The series also starred Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa.
A director has yet to be named, but Chase will be involved in making the decision.
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