Matt Van Stone

Ok, so I was just doing a quick Google to find The Sopranos creator’s name (David Chase) and I came across this short bit of an article from New York magazine.

The Young Tony Soprano Chronicles? Janice Loves Bobby? Sopranos creator David Chase says he’s thought about a spinoff of his soon-to-depart hit—but don’t hold your breath for one. “HBO has those moments. I have those moments. But it’s doubtful that there would be a spinoff. Actually, one time we talked about it—and I didn’t know if it was serious—I thought there could be a good sitcom of Janice and Bobby Bacala. What’s also occurred to me is a prequel with Tony. But the problem is that Jim Gandolfini is such a genius, frankly, that it would be a real challenge to find someone who would be believable as a young Tony.” So how about a movie? “A movie still exists as a possibility, I suppose. But it becomes less and less of a possibility because of technical challenges. I mean, where would you come in on the story? Let’s suppose, at the end of this, there are characters who don’t make it. How would you do the movie without them?” The Sopranos returns to HBO on April 8.
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The thing that intrigues me is that it is from the March 2007 issue of the magazine. I know that there were talks of a Sopranos movie a while ago, but I thought that David Chase basically was making this final season his “movie”.

I am really excited to hear that a movie is still a possibility and that even a spinoff is possible. I would definitely tune into The Young Tony Soprano Chronicles. I have to agree though, it would take a special actor to be able to do what James Gandolfini has done with Tony. When you watch the first season compared to the last season it’s amazing how he grew into that character. Whoever picked up that [young Tony] role would be constantly compared to Gandolfini.