The Many Saints of Newark

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Movie
Original title The Many Saints of Newark
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2021
Rod
Director Alan Taylor
script David Chase ,
Lawrence Konner
production David Chase,
Lawrence Konner,
Michael Disco,
Nicole Lambert,
Marcus Viscidi
camera Kramer Morgenthau
cut Christopher Tellefsen
occupation

The Many Saints of Newark is an upcoming US prequel film directed by Alan Taylor and tells the story of the history of the HBO series The Sopranos .

The film was originally scheduled to open in US cinemas on September 25, 2020 and in German cinemas on October 1, 2020, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . March 12, 2021 was announced as the new US launch date.

action

Newark , New Jersey - Gangster gangs of Italian and African American descent battled for supremacy of the criminal underworld during the 1960s. The focus of the story is the Mafia soldier Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti from the infamous Soprano Crew founded by "Johnny Boy" Soprano and part of the DiMeo Mafia family founded in the 1950s .

development

In March 2018, New Line Cinema and Sopranos inventor David Chase confirmed that, in collaboration with Lawrence Konner, a screenplay for a Sopranos film called The Many Saints of Newark had been written as a cinema adaptation, which tells a history of the series and dates back to the 1960s -Years ago.

In July 2018, Alan Taylor , who has directed nine episodes of the series, was officially confirmed as director for the film.

The actor Alessandro Nivola was engaged for the film in November 2018 and was given the lead role for the character Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti in the series, murdered in the mid-1970s by a corrupt police officer and later by his son Christopher Moltisanti with the death of the police officer was avenged.

Jon Bernthal , Vera Farmiga , Corey Stoll and Billy Magnussen joined the cast in January 2019. A few days later it was announced that Michael Gandolfini , son of James Gandolfini who played the adult "Tony" soprano in the series, would play the younger version of "Tony" soprano. A month later, in February 2019, Ray Liotta was also engaged for the film.

In early March 2018, a first release date was announced, dated September 25, 2020 and shortly thereafter the actors John Magaro and Leslie Odom, Jr., who were hired for the film . Also Michela De Rossi was engaged in the same month for a previously unknown major role.

The shooting of the film began on April 3, 2019 Brooklyn ( New York City ) and were in May 2019 to Newark (New Jersey) laid. On June 13, 2019, set photographer Barry Wetcher announced that filming was over.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the release of the film has been postponed and the new US release date has been announced as March 12, 2021.

Recurring characters

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Typical for a prequel film, in addition to newly introduced characters, well-known characters of the sopranos , embodied by new actors , find their way into the film.

Anthony "Tony" soprano
Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini in the series , is the future boss of the fictional DiMeo Mafia family from New Jersey and is embodied in The Many Saints of Newark as a young adult by Michael Gandolfini and as a child by William Ludwig.
Giovanni Francis "Johnny Boy" soprano
Tony's father, Johnny, is the founder of the Soprano Crew that became part of the DiMeo Mafia family during the 1950s . Jon Bernthal takes on the portrayal of the character staged by Joseph Siravo in the series .
Olivia "Livia" soprano
Actress Vera Farmiga will take on the role of Tony's spirited, mid-adult mother, originally played by Laila Robins .
Corrado John "Junior" Soprano
Tony's uncle Junior, played by Dominic Chianese in the series and a power-hungry "old school" mafioso, is played by Corey Stoll in the film .
Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri
Tony's fussy and impulsive childhood friend who rose to the ranks of the Mafia under his regime, played by Tony Sirico in the series, is played by Billy Magnussen when he was younger .
Peter "Beansie" Gaeta
The pizzeria owner, who was portrayed in the series by Paul Herman , is played by Spenser Granese in his younger years .
Arthur "Artie" Bucco
Played by John Ventimiglia in the series , Tony Soprano's childhood friend and restaurant owner is played by Matteo Russo in the film .
"Chickie" Sasso
In a memory by Tony Soprano, his father was arrested in 1967 along with his uncle Corrado John "Junior" Soprano and another Mafioso called Chickie Sasso. The latter is a maternal cousin of Tony's father and is portrayed in the film by Danny Schoch .

Recurring locations

Satriale's Pork Store in Kearny , New Jersey (2007)

The fictional Satriale's Pork Store , a regular hangout for the soprano crew , was recreated in Paterson, New Jersey for the filming of the film, as the original building was recently demolished.

Another well-known location was the Holsten's Ice Cream Parlor and Eatery restaurant in Bloomfield, New Jersey , where the last scene of the last episode of the series was filmed.

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See also

Individual evidence

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