‘The Sopranos’ actor Steve Schirripa on ‘The Many Saints Of Newark’: ‘I hear it’s wonderful’
Sopranos sequel The Many Saints Of Newark.The actor who played Bobby Bacala in the original HBO series, which ran from 1999-2007, hailed the film’s recent trailer and said he’s hearing great things about the prequel.“I saw the trailer, it looks great,” he told NME before adding: “I hear it’s wonderful and I’m looking forward to seeing it soon.”Despite having to fill big shoes, Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, who plays a younger Tony Soprano, apparently “delivers the goods”.“Michael is a nice kid and he’s worked very hard,” Schirripa said. “They threw him into the deep end of the pool [taking up that role] but he’s gonna do great.