The Sopranos are coming back! David Chase is reviving his pride and joy as a prequel movie called The Many Saints Of Newark. New Line has purchased the screenplay.
The film is set in the era of the Newark riots in the 60s. That was a time when the African-Americans and the Italians of Newark were at each other’s throats, and amongst the gangsters of each group, those conflicts became especially lethal.
The original groundbreaking series ran for six seasons from 1999 – 2007. It put HBO on the map, established the market for DVD sales of popular series, and won 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and Peabody Awards for its first two seasons. It also launched the careers of a slew of actors and revived others, most notably the late James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, & Steve Schirripa.
Plot details are scarce but it does appear that certain characters from the show will appear in the movie.
