The Casting of Michael Gandolphini

Director Alan Taylor discusses his new film, The Many Saints of Newark, with fellow director Greg Mottola in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. A prequel to the award-winning television series The Sopranos, the film follows a young Tony Soprano as he grows up in one of the most tumultuous eras in New Jersey history. As he idolizes his uncle Dickie Moltisanti, we see how the relationship influences his adolescence and contributes to his transformation into the all-powerful mob boss he will someday become. Please note spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2021/December2021/ManySaintsOfNewark_QnA_1021.aspx