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

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

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 ...

James Gandolfini only had a few minor film credits and only two television credits (one in a made-for-TV movie), before ...

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

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

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 ...

The Sopranos creator David Chase initially worried Gandolfini wasn’t “threatening enough” to play the troubled mobster. In an excerpt from Jason Bailey’s new book, Gandolfini: Jim ...

The Sopranos’ creator David Chase wasn’t so impressed at first with actor James Gandolfini to cast him in the lead role for ...

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