Michael Gandolfini on Sensitivity and Nerdiness of Young Tony Soprano, The Many Saints of Newark

It s been 14 years since HBO s The Sopranos said farewell with a controversial fade to black, but the multiple Emmywinning series still boasts a devoted fanbase, and it s never absent from Greatest TV Series of All Time conversations. If you ve been hungry for more, you re in luck: The Many Saints of Newark adds a new chapter to the story of Tony Soprano, charting the future mob boss s teenage years growing up amid widespread racial unrest. Ahead of the film s release, RT Editor Jacqueline Coley sat down with director Alan Taylor and stars Michael Gandolfini who portrays his late father s character in a genius stroke of casting Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr. , Michela De Rossi, Ray Liotta, Billy Magnussen, and Corey Stoll to talk about upholding the legacy of the iconic series and working with Sopranos creator David Chase. Plus, Gandolfini talks about portraying his fathers character in a surprising new light, Taylor describe