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

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

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

James Gandolfini wasn't well known when he landed the part of Tony Soprano on the HBO series "The Sopranos," and the show's ...

David Chase had reservations about casting James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in his series The Sopranos, it has emerged. A new ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, Gandolfini had his own concerns: "Oh, for f---'s sake. This guy wants to eat breakfast? This guy's going to be a ...

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

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

A new book about Gandolfini’s life unveiled the near-miss and Chase’s thought process behind the iconic casting.

“When he finally settled down and really did a reading, it was just obvious,” Chase recalled in an excerpt via Jason Bailey’s new book. By McKinley Franklin David Chase wasn’t initially ...

David Chase wasn’t initially sold on James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano in The Sopranos because he thought he wasn’t “threatening enough.” In an excerpt from Jason Bailey’s new book ...