He was great as Tony's Dad, but he's probably too old to play that role again in the timeframe they're doing in this flick. Siravo is in his 60's now.....maybe around the same age as Johnny Boy was when he passed in the show. He should have been on the show more, he was good. Wonder who John Bernthal is going to play. He's got a good throwback tough guy look. Looks like Sonny Franzese.

Bernthal is likely to play Johnny Boy. Livia Soprano will be played by Vera Farmiga.

i wonder if we are we going to see young johnny sack ?
carmine lupertazzi ?
and more...

I got a feeling this film will Bomb.

I may need to watch it again but I didn't think much of Johnny Soprano in the Sopranos. The actor's portrayal seemed kind of cartoony and at odds with what was generally a very well-acted show.

It was like a performance you would see in a made-for-TV movie about the mob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLB2oXAxx88

He was good there above, and also, in a much more understated version of the character (portraying Johnny Boy as he was toward the end of his life, sickly and burnt out) starts at 4:05:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8lBSvru2D4&t

the cars the clothes the music are all classic 60s
that's going to be so cool to watch ! ! !

also tony once told chrissy that his father single handed killed the new england crew
i wonder if we are going to see that...

Sopranos prequel gets underway as Alessandro Nivola and Michela De Rossi are spotted on day one of filming Newark

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...ichela-Rossi-spotted-day-one-Newark.html

Nice shot of Dickie Moltisanti in a suit. You can see the extras are in their 60s wear.

New images: Michael Gandolfini as teenager Tony, Jon Bernthal as (possibly) younger Paulie and David Chase on set.

https://m.imgur.com/a/58LJVEn

Jon Bernthal and Michael Gandolfini:

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/10/11/12091042-6906837-image-a-99_1554892448674.jpg

Also: web rumor has it that the movie will take place over a course of few years: starting in 1968 and ending in 1974 (the year of Dickie’s death). We’ll definitely find out who really killed Dickie...

He looks the part of young Tony anyway. Hopefully he brings the same acting chops.

You beat me to it!

Bernthal's a bit too old for Paulie, who'd be in his mid-20s in 1967, going by Tony Sirico's age. The consensus on the web is he's playing Johnny Boy.

I've got John Magaro pegged as Paulie:

http://www.zimbio.com/photos/John+Magaro/Carol+America+Express+Gala+BFI+London+Film/CuC2fMIyjc0

Funny enough, here's Magaro and James Gandolfini together in David Chase's other film, "Not Fade Away." Imagine Paulie with that hair!

https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/from-hitmen-to-hitmakers/

- Livia (Vera Fermiga) and Giovanni (Jon Bernthal):



- Peter “Beansie” Gaeta will appear, portrayed by Spenser Granese:

i still can't believe we won't see the real sopranos ever again...
i wonder if this movie will be any good (will be hard to match the real sopranos...)

That's a wrap! 15 long months to go. Hope they stick with that "Sopranos" inspired logo!

https://www.nj.com/entertainment/20...-behind-the-scenes-photos-and-video.html

Alessandro Nivola teases Sopranos prequel film...


https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/12/sopranos-movie-many-saints-of-newark-alessandro-nivola/


I'm excited about this film. I think it's going to be great.

I was browsing the cast list on imdb for any updates on who's who, and one of the mystery characters will be played by Alexandra Intrator. Now if she's not playing a young Janice Soprano I will be flabbergasted. Uncanny resemblance to Aida Turturro.

am i the only one who excited more from the music we are going to get then the movie himself lol

A German Shepherd's shaved asshole won first prize.

There are men in the can better looking than her.

I'm thinking this film's timeline almost has to carry into the mid '70s and that's where we'll see Tony in his late teens. It would be very unlike Chase to betray the original timeline of the show. We've already visited Newark in the late '60s at the time of the riots when Tony, as a little boy, hid in the trunk of his Dad's car and followed him and Janice to the carnival/gambling operation. Just my opinion, but I think it betrays the original series if Tony is suddenly 17 years old here. That puts him at about Silvio's age (or at least Stevie Van Zandt's), and less than a decade younger than Paulie (Tony Sirico). Tony's age was clearly stated on more than one occasion on the show. He was a young boss (The Boy King in Feech's words). He would have been born in 1959 or 1960 (Gandolfini was born in 1961). Maybe it shouldn't bother me but I know it will (if that's indeed the case).

Fu----g Smokin!

I don't know about that, but the music of that time 60s and 70s and knowing the music taste of Chase it will def add something.

I think Chase is heavily influenced by Scorsese in the way he uses period pop music. Should be great.

Yep

‘Sopranos’ Prequel: Michael Imperioli Reacts to ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ – Exclusive
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertai...he-many-saints-of-newark-exclusive.html/

They did fuck it up a little. Tony in the series was born in 1959. As such the segments with young Gandolfini playing Tony should take place in the middle to late 70s. They're set in 1971 instead, when Tony would've been 12.

Michael Gandolfini films additional scene:

https://pagesix.com/2020/03/12/mich...n-the-many-saints-of-newark-fight-scene/

This pretty much confirms Billy Magnussen as Paulie. The gray wings are just coming in.