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

Creator David Chase tells 'It Happened in Hollywood' it's because the HBO classic wasn't set in Manhattan — but 'Goodfellas' wasn't, either. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer In the doc, ...

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

Chase thought Gandolfini was "brilliant," but he still had one concern before choosing him for the role, per a new biography ...

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

In the final scene of the HBO drama, Tony (Gandolfini), Carmela ( Edie Falco ), Meadow ( Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and A.J. (Robert ...

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

The Sopranos creator David Chase had doubts about casting James Gandolfini, it has been revealed. The excerpt looks back at the casting process for the lead role. In it, Nancy Sanders, one of ...

Sopranos creator David Chase had one question when James Gandolfini’s manager, Nancy Sanders, suggested him for the role of Tony Soprano: “Is he threatening enough?” Photo: Ron Galella/Ron ...

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 ...