The ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Will Explore ‘Tony’s Boyhood,’ David Chase Says
The Sopranos is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of its premiere on HBO, and in honor of the big 2-0, show creator David Chase shared some juicy details about the upcoming Sopranos prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark—namely, that young Tony is going to play an important role, Deadline reports.The movie isn’t just going to be some Muppet Babies version of TheSopranosfollowing Tony and a young Paulie Walnuts who still inexplicably has the same hair as a child, though. The Many Saints of Newark is set during the race riots that broke out in Newark, New Jersey, in the late 1960s, and will likely focus on Tony’s dad, Johnny Boy, and his uncle Junior Soprano’s heyday.