‘I Thought A Lot About Who Would Create Christopher Moltisanti': Gabriella Piazza On ‘The Many Saints Of Newark' & ‘The Sopranos'

CBS New York

September 28, 2021

Sopranos fans, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is finally coming this week. The young versions of Tony Soprano, Paulie Walnuts, Livia Soprano, Silvio Dante and Junior Soprano are all back in the new movie “The Many Saints of Newark.” The film from the creator of “The Sopranos” David Chase takes a look at the formative years of Tony in Newark, New Jersey during the 1960s.

Michael Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, plays Tony and the movie features other big names actors like Vera Farmiga, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll and Ray Liotta. The film revolves around the story of Dickie Moltisanti, the father of Christopher Moltisanti, and Tony Soprano’s mentor in the business of the mafia.

Long Island native and actor Gabriella Piazza plays Joanne Moltisanti, who is the wife of Dickie and the mother of Christopher. CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith recently spoke to Piazza about her breakout role in the movie, what it was like to work with Chase, Gandolfini and Liotta and what kind of reactions she thinks fans of “The Sopranos” will have to this prequel movie. “The Many Saints of Newark” is in theaters and on HBO Max on Friday, October 1.

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