The Many Saints of Newark
2021 film directed by Alan Taylor
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| 2022 | Ray Liotta passed away, with this film being his final release performance before his death. |
| December 21 2021 | Released on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD with special features including deleted scenes and two featurettes. |
| October 1 2021 | Final theatrical release date for the film in theaters and on HBO Max for a limited 31-day period. |
| September 22 2021 | World premiere of the film at the inaugural Tribeca Fall Preview at the Beacon Theatre, simultaneously released in the United Kingdom. |
| March 12 2021 | First rescheduled release date for the film. |
| September 2020 | Production returned for reshoots after COVID-19 pandemic halted initial planned reshoots, with filmmakers improving the film's story. |
| September 25 2020 | The film was initially scheduled for release on this date before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Michael Gandolfini, son of James Gandolfini, auditioned for and was cast as young Tony Soprano. He watched The Sopranos series to prepare for the role. |
| June 2019 | Principal photography for the film wrapped up with a $50 million budget. |
| May 7 2019 | Film production moved from Brooklyn to Newark for continued principal photography. |
| April 3 2019 | Principal photography for 'The Many Saints of Newark' began in Brooklyn. |
| March 2019 | Leslie Odom Jr., Michela De Rossi, and John Magaro join the film's cast. |
| February 2019 | Ray Liotta joins the cast of The Many Saints of Newark. |
| January 2019 | David Chase reveals that a young Tony Soprano will appear in the film. Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Corey Stoll, and Billy Magnussen are added to the film's cast. |
| November 2018 | Alessandro Nivola is cast as Dickie Moltisanti in The Many Saints of Newark, portraying the father of Christopher Moltisanti who was previously only mentioned in The Sopranos series. |
| July 2018 | Alan Taylor, who previously directed several Sopranos episodes, was hired to direct the film after being personally offered the opportunity by David Chase during a lunch meeting. |
| March 2018 | New Line Cinema and HBO Films acquired the rights to produce the film, with David Chase and Lawrence Konner co-writing the screenplay, aiming to tell a realistic dramatic criminal story within the Sopranos universe. |
| June 2017 | David Chase ruled out continuing The Sopranos story while simultaneously expressing interest in creating a prequel, focusing on Tony Soprano's early life and the 1967 Newark riots. |
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