james gandelfini's death in 2013 meant a sequel was out, so chase went the other way.0 plus years before the show. the many saints of newark are of a father figure to the young tony who was mentioned on the sopranos but never fleshed out. >> you remember dickey moltasanti? >> no. >> no? is that what you said? >> say a friend of yours? >> he was my father. >> i went back over my memories. oh, yeah, dickey moltasanti, there was all the talk about him. and he was really a bad ass, i'm interested in that, i would like to see who that guy was. >> it's not a tony soprano origin story? >> no, it is not, we wanted to make a gangster movie. not a origin story, a gangster movie. >> whatever the intentions a prequell meant meeting younger versions of beloved characters. and making sure they rang true. where is the line between honoring the integrity of the character and parody? >> mostly casting. >> hm-mm. >> that's mostly where the line is. >> more than writing? >> yeah, y i think so. >> i felt an obligation to the characters as a fan. >> he plays the young silvio donte. >> i ne