David Chase discussed filmmaker Martin Scorsese not thinking too highly of HBO crime drama The Sopranos, and Chase has a ...

Chase thought Gandolfini was "brilliant," but he still had one concern before choosing him for the role, per a new biography on the actor James Gandolfini's involvement in The Sopranos wasn't always ...

Meanwhile, Gandolfini had his own concerns: "Oh, for f---'s sake. This guy wants to eat breakfast? This guy's going to be a pain in the ass." ...

Creator David Chase tells 'It Happened in Hollywood' it's because the HBO classic wasn't set in Manhattan — but 'Goodfellas' wasn't, either.

In the final scene of the HBO drama, Tony (Gandolfini), Carmela ( Edie Falco ), Meadow ( Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and A.J. (Robert Iler) all meet up for a meal at Holsten’s diner. Then, a hit man in a ...

David Chase had reservations about casting James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in his series The Sopranos, it has emerged. A new book by Jason Bailey, Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, ...

David Chase didn't know if James Gandolfini was 'threatening enough' to play Tony Soprano while casting 'The Sopranos.' ...

The casting of James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos was not a foregone conclusion. Series creator David Chase had a specific concern about the actor before committing to the role, as ...

In Jason Bailey’s new biography about the beloved actor, Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, an excerpt of which ...

When he finally settled down and really did a reading, it was just obvious,” Chase recalled in an excerpt via Jason Bailey’s ...

David Chase wasn’t initially sold on James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano in The Sopranos because he thought he wasn’t “threatening enough.” In an excerpt from Jason Bailey’s new book ...

The Sopranos creator David Chase initially worried Gandolfini wasn’t “threatening enough” to play the troubled mobster. In an excerpt from Jason Bailey’s new book, Gandolfini: Jim ...