James Gandolfini’s Son On Potential ‘Sopranos’ Prequel Series & Reprising Tony Soprano Role​on February 26, 2025 at 4:55 am

Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is opening up about reprising the Tony Soprano role in a potential Sopranos prequel series.

In a new interview, Michael Gandolfini clarified if he was down to reprise the younger version of the character his father played in the HBO drama series.

“Look, it’s David’s universe,” he told Entertainment Tonight, mentioning the show’s creator. “It’s up to David, ultimately. I know that David’s working on some other things, not Sopranos-related, which would be exciting.”

Michael Gandolfini added that he would “love” to work with David Chase again but didn’t think the character of Tony would return.

“I think Tony’s probably set to rest now for good, but who knows, who knows — but my guess would be, that character [has] now closed the book on that,” he said.

James Gandolfini played mobster Tony Soprano for all six seasons of The Sopranos. Michael Gandolfini took on the role of young Tony Soprano in the prequel film The Many Saints of Newark.

“I’m so honored that I got to be a part of that story,” Michael Gandolfini told ET about working on the 2021 film. “I got to be a small part of that huge world, and like, that is one of the greatest gifts that has ever really been a part of my career. So I’m grateful for it, and I’m ready to move on and be a new thing.”

The Many Saints of Newark was set during the violent gang war in Newark, New Jersey, in the 1960s and 1970s. The film also starred Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Ray Liotta and Vera Farmiga.