David Chase
‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Affectionate Documentary Is a Must-See for Fans
The TV creator, plus stars like Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli, sit down for a two-part look back at the game-changing mob dramedy.
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‘Sopranos’ Cast Reunites at Tribeca Festival Premiere of Sprawling Doc About David Chase
Twenty-five years after The Sopranos premiered on HBO, 12 surviving cast members of the acclaimed HBO series stood on a Manhattan stage on Thursday night, fanned out in a row as they received loud applause from the sold-out audience and were joined by two of the drama’s top writers — one of whom was the […]
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‘Sopranos’ Boss David Chase Says TV Getting Dumb Again: “Something Is Dying”
The Sopranos creator David Chase criticized streaming executives in a new interview, suggesting they’re collectively making the medium less sophisticated. Speaking to The Times U.K., the Emmy-winning writer-producer claims TV quality is going backwards, becoming more like when he first disrupted the industry with HBO’s The Sopranos in 1999. Chase declared his iconic hit’s 25th […]
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Why David Chase’s Next Show Landed at FX — and Not HBO
The Sopranos creator David Chase has lined up his next project — and it’s not for HBO, the home of his seminal drama and with whose parent company he has a first-look deal. Instead, Chase is teaming with the Disney-backed FX for a previously unproduced drama of his that sources describe as being about the […]
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David Chase Heads to FX for Next TV Project
The Sopranos creator David Chase is getting into business with FX. Chase and A Teacher creator Hannah Fidell are co-writing and co-creating a drama for the Disney-owned outlet. Details are being kept quiet, but it’s based on a previously unproduced script of Chase’s, with a contemporary take by Fidell. FX Productions is behind the project, […]
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Tony Sirico Was “Horrified” Over Early ‘Sopranos’ Script and Successfully Lobbied for Change
Tony Sirico had a couple of firm rules when it came to his beloved Sopranos character, and he would not compromise. In fact, he was so upset over one word in a script for the HBO classic series that he lobbied for a rare script change. The fan-favorite actor died Friday. He was 79. Sirico […]
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Alessandro Nivola Honors ‘Many Saints of Newark’ Co-Star Ray Liotta: “He Contained Multitudes”
For Alessandro Nivola, every day working with Ray Liotta on The Many Saints of Newark was a gift for several reasons. Beyond starring opposed a Hollywood idol, Nivola was able to witness Liotta craft two completely different characters for the story, which was David Chase’s prequel film to his HBO series, The Sopranos. Nivola, who […]
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Ray Liotta, Actor in ‘GoodFellas,’ Dies at 67
Ray Liotta, the intense actor from New Jersey best known for his turn as the hustler turned mob rat Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas, has died. He was 67. Publicist Jennifer Allen told The Hollywood Reporter that the actor died Wednesday night or early Thursday in his sleep in his hotel room while in the […]
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Talks Emotional Reprisal of ‘Sopranos’ Character for Chevrolet Super Bowl Commercial
Jamie-Lynn Sigler is back as Meadow Soprano for a Chevrolet Super Bowl commercial — and fans of the iconic HBO mob series are likely going to get goosebumps. The actress and her Sopranos bother, actor Robert Iler (A.J. Soprano), appear in the “New Generation” spot — touting the first-ever Chevy Silverado EV — which re-creates, […]
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“All of Us Have Cruelty, Perversity, Strangeness and Darkness”: THR’s Writer Roundtable
“Is there a world in which …?” As The Harder They Fall co-writer (and director) Jeymes Samuel recounted how Idris Elba — his friend and one of the stars of his all-Black Western — prefaced his not-infrequent on-set requests to veer from the script, several of his fellow screenwriters seated at The Hollywood Reporter’s annual […]
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David Chase Spills on Lingering ‘Sopranos’ Questions for Final Podcast Episode About the HBO Series
The second era of The Sopranos has come to a close. Talking Sopranos, the popular podcast started by show alumni Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa as a project to help ease fans’ stress during the pandemic, concluded Monday. It premiered in April 2020. The duo thanked fans from the bottom of their hearts for the […]
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‘Sopranos’ Star Lorraine Bracco Was “Upset” Over Dr. Melfi’s Uncharacteristic Show Exit
Lorraine Bracco was thoroughly unhappy with the way her iconic character departed The Sopranos in the show’s final season. During a recent visit to Talking Sopranos, the popular podcast hosted by show alums Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, the actress — who starred as therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi — revealed her disappointment with her final […]
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