The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Release date

2021-09-22

Country

United States

Production

New Line Cinema, HBO Films, Chase Films

Genre

Crime, Drama

Budget

$50 000 000

Revenue

$13 037 403

Website

https://www.themanysaintsofnewarkmovie.com

Director

Alan Taylor

Actors

Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Michela De Rossi, Vera Farmiga, Corey Stoll, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen, John Magaro
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Scenario

Lawrence Konner, David Chase

Producer

Lawrence Konner, David Chase, Nicole Lambert, Toby Emmerich, Marcus Viscidi, Richard Brener, Michael Disco

Operator

Kramer Morgenthau

Composer

Artist

Rumiko Ishii, Dan-ah Kim, Holly Watson

Audition

Douglas Aibel

Editing

Christopher Tellefsen, Leah Winkler
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• Many Saints in the film's title is an English translation of the Italian surname Moltisanti.
• Alessandro Nivola had no idea he would be playing the main character until the very beginning of filming. Until then, he had only read excerpts from the script.
• Before he was cast as young Tony Soprano, Michael Gandolfini hadn't watched the series “The Sopranos” (1999-2007). The main role was played by Michael's father, actor James Gandolfini (1961-2014), and his character was named Anthony “Tony” Soprano.
• Alan Taylor, who directed the legendary series “The Sopranos,” directed the film. The screenwriter and producer, David Chase, initially intended to direct the film himself, but family problems interfered with those plans. He chose Taylor because Taylor had directed many of Chase’s favorite episodes of “The Sopranos.” And even though the film had a different director, Chase personally attended the set every morning.
• Michael Gandolfini had to reshoot many scenes because his character was turning out too similar to his father’s character in “The Sopranos,” and he was supposed to be playing a teenager, not an adult criminal.
• Makeup artists deliberately gave Vera Farmiga, who played Livia, a certain resemblance to Nancy Marchand (1928-2000), who played Tony’s elderly mother in the series. Even their manner of speaking was somewhat similar.
• Before being cast as young Tony Soprano, Michael Gandolfini hadn't watched the series "The Sopranos" (1999-2007). The lead role was played by Michael’s father, actor James Gandolfini (1961-2014), who played the character Anthony “Tony” Soprano.