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Robert De Niro Introduces Premiere of ‘Sopranos’ Movie ‘The Many Saints of Newark’: ‘I Have a Certain Fondness for Prequels to Gangster Stories’.’
Michael Appler “I’m not coming back to ‘The Sopranos,’” Aida Turtorro, the two-time Emmy nominee for her role as Janice Soprano in the iconic HBO series, said Wednesday on the red carpet for the show’s long-awaited prequel movie, “The Many Saints of Newark.” “The truth is,” she said, “I’m not sure I ever left.”Inside the film’s world premiere—where the Beacon Theatre in New York City overflowed with guests, including Edie Falco, Steve Buscemi, Steven Van Zandt and cast members Michael Gandolfini, Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom, Jr., Vera Farmiga, Corey Stoll and Ray Liotta — Robert De Niro took the stage. “‘The Sopranos’ is ‘The Godfather’ of the Golden Age of television,” De Niro said, there to kick-off Tribeca’s Fall Preview.
