Many Saints of Newark: Sopranos fans hail ‘perfect casting’ as first trailer for prequel film is released

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The character of Tony will feature in The Many Saints of Newark as a teenager, and will be played by Gandolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini, who previously acted in Ocean’s 8 and David Simon’s HBO series The Deuce. “Nice to know I can still feel things.” “Just on the basis of these fragments, Michael Gandolfini’s revival of his father’s facial expressions and tics and mannerisms is going to destroy me,” wrote another Twitter user. If you loved The Sopranos, Michael Gandolfini playing the young version of the character his father played is something close to a miracle,” wrote another person. Michael Gandolfini in the credits!” The Many Saints of Newark arrives in the US on HBO Max on 1 October, with a UK release yet to be announced.