“I saw several of the early cuts,” Van Zandt said. “He’s been tinkering now with it for a couple of years. So it may be a whole different movie by the time I see it again. He wanted me and [wife and fellow ‘Sopranos’ actress] Maureen to see it and give him some input. Silvio is in it, just 30 years earlier.”

One part of the movie Van Zandt did not provide feedback on was the soundtrack, as compiling the music was David Chase’s “favorite part of doing ‘The Sopranos’ and his first movie ‘Not Fade Away,’ that’s all about him as a young guy joining his first band.” The actor added, “That is the love of his life, doing the music. He didn’t need me for that.” Related ‘Many Saints of Newark’ Star Leslie Odom Jr. Is Game for More ‘Sopranos’ Work: ‘Yes Is the Answer’ James Cameron Defends ‘Avatar 2’ Runtime: It’s as Epic as ‘The Sopranos’ Related ‘Lift Me Up’ Rises to Frontrunner Status in Best Original Song Race Nightmare Film Shoots: The Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from ‘Deliverance’ to ‘Mad Max’ to ‘Avatar 2’
The official “Many Saints of Newark” synopsis read: “Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark’s history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilities — and whose influence over his impressionable nephew will help make the teenager into the all-powerful mob boss we’ll later come to know: Tony Soprano.” Michael Gandolfini, son of late “Sopranos” icon James Gandolfini, is playing the younger iteration of his father’s character. Alessandro Nivola stars as Dickie Moltisanti, the father of Michael Imperioli’s “Sopranos” character Christopher Moltisanti. “The Many Saints of Newark” is set to open in theaters October 1. The film will be available to stream on HBO Max for 31 days beginning on the same day. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.