The Sopranos Prequel Movie: Everything to Know About Newark

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It has been 20 years since The Sopranos first introduced the world to Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and the various characters of his New Jersey crime syndicate, but the show’s popularity hasn’t wavered a bit since that divisive fade-to-black ending that may or may not have signaled the mafioso’s demise.

While fans will have to continue relying on frame-by-frame breakdowns of the final scene and slips of the tongue by creator David Chase to know what really happened to our duck-loving mob boss, Chase will soon take fans back in time to showcase some of the moments we didn’t get to see from the Family’s history by way of a prequel film titled Newark (formerly known as The Many Saints of Newark).

Here’s a rundown of everything we know about this bonus story from the world of The Sopranos so far.

It hits theaters next year. Deadline reports that Newark will open Sept. 25, 2020.

It’ll involve a character you know. Sort of. Newark will journey back to the 1960s, a time when racial tensions were high in Newark, especially between Italian-Americans and African-Americans. The movie will be set against the backdrop of the race riot of 1967. Alessandro Nivola will star as Dickie Moltisanti, the man who mentored Tony Soprano and was also Christopher’s (Michael Imperioli) father. Fans will recall that in The Sopranos, Tony and Christopher acted on a vendetta against Moltisanti’s supposed killer: a detective who had since retired. Moltisanti was the cousin of Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco), which is why Tony often referred to Chrissy as his nephew.

Michael Gandolfini will play young Tony Soprano. Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, who originated the role of Newark native Tony Soprano, will take on the role of young Tony. Deadline reports that extensive auditions were held for the role of Tony, but Michael Gandolfini’s ability to copy Tony’s mannerisms coupled with his natural resemblance to the character scored him the part.

The rest of the cast is stacked. Details about the additional characters in Newark are still slim, but fans can expect to see some familiar faces, including Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Corey Stoll, John Magaro and Billy Magnussen. And continuing The Sopranos‘ tradition of paying homage to Goodfellas whenever possible, Deadline reports that Ray Liotta will appear in the movie. Twenty-seven actors from Goodfellas appeared on The Sopranos, including Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli and Tony Sirico. Liotta, who starred as wise guy Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese‘s 1990 mob classic, will be the 28th, sort of.

<a href="https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alessandro-nivola/138750/">Alessandro Nivola</a>, <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jon-bernthal/247073/">Jon Bernthal</a>, <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/vera-farmiga/178099/">Vera Farmiga</a>, <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/corey-stoll/228863/">Corey Stoll</a> and <a href="https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/billy-magnussen/302605/">Billy Magnussen</a>Alessandro Nivola, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Corey Stoll and Billy Magnussen

Chase co-wrote the script. Although this era of reboots and revivals and recycling projects galore often means taking properties out of the hands of their creators, this film won’t make that mistake. David Chase himself has co-written the script for Newark with Lawrence Konner, who previously wrote three episodes of the original series. Meanwhile, the film will be directed by Alan Taylor, who helmed several episodes of the show and won an Emmy for his work behind the lens of Season 6’s “Kennedy And Heidi,” which, perhaps not coincidentally, was a pivotal piece of Christopher’s story.

The film will hit theaters. Fans can still stream all six seasons of The Sopranos on HBO, but they’ll have to buy a ticket to check out Newark, as the project is being developed by New Line Cinema for a theatrical run in the fall of 2020.





Source : TVGuide