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.' ...

Before Tony and his ducks, TV was a well-oiled machine of clean endings and clear heroes. The Sopranos came in with a bat and ...

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

Sopranos creator David Chase had one question when James Gandolfini’s manager, Nancy Sanders, suggested him for the role of Tony Soprano: “Is he threatening enough?” Photo: Ron Galella/Ron ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...