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According to , Ray Liotta is slated to join The Many Saints of Newark cast in an unspecified role in the Sopranos prequel, which will make him one of nearly 30 actors to star in both Goodfellas and the legendary HBO crime drama.
I am thrilled to be working with David Chase and Alan Taylor on The Many Saints of Newark, Liotta said in a statement to the publication. Davids talent is unmatched and the directing of Alan Taylor makes this even more exciting. I respect them both immensely and look forward to making this special project with New Line.
We were already pumped for the forthcoming Sopranos prequel film, but Liottas addition to the cast makes us even more excited.
Liotta, who grew up in Newark, is a perfect fit for the flick. As real-life mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorceses Goodfellas, hes tough but human-just like the mobsters in Tony Sopranos orbit.
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The Many Saints of Newark, which is still in pre-production, is set during the 1960s and will serve as a kind of origin story for Tony Soprano-the protagonist of the seminal HBO series. Michael Gandolfini is , the role his late father-James Gandolfini, who died in 2013-made famous.
Liotta had been considered a role in the original series, but never appeared on the show-but 27 others who also appeared in Goodfellas did. The film is being written by creator David Chase and will be directed by Alan Taylor, who helmed several episodes of the iconic series.