Michael Gandolfini: Playing Tony Soprano was ‘toughest decision ever’
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nypost.com“Many Saints Of New York” nearing its Oct. 1 release date, mob movie fans have been praising the “Sopranos” prequel’s “perfect” casting of James Gandolfini’s lookalike son Michael as the young Tony Soprano.
However, for Michael Gandolfini, stepping into his late dad’s iconic role has been no easy feat. In fact, it was “probably the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make,” the 22-year-old actor has revealed in a new interview about the unique opportunity.“I didn’t want to put pressure on myself to walk out of this feeling like I’d grown in terms of my feelings towards my dad,” Michael told Empire of the “Many Saints,” which follows the future Sopranos patriarch as he gets sucked into the mafia life on the race riot-ravaged streets of 1960s.
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