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Fans of The Sopranos got quite the surprise when tuning in for this year’s Super Bowl.  Jamie-Lynn Sigler reprised her iconic role as Meadow Soprano from the HBO series for a Chevrolet ad, as she was joined by Robert Iler—who played A.J. Soprano in the show.  The on-screen siblings embraced for a hug in the clip, focusing on the first-ever […]

For many avid TV watchers and fans of limited series, HBO has long been associated with quality, engaging content. As a recent tweet from Wosny Lambre succinctly put it, “9/10 times I watch a Netflix original and think to myself ‘HBO would never air this shit.’” While Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime (not to mention […]

An excerpt from Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers reveals James Gandolfini gave checks for $33,000 to 16 castmates from The Sopranos after he and HBO resolved a contractual dispute that nearly derailed the series, per the New York Post.  According to a 2003 Variety article, Gandolfini filed a lawsuit against HBO, accusing the network of a breach of contract […]

Former HBO CEO Jeff Bewkes told James Andrew Miller in his new book, Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, that some network executives were worried about James Gandolfini‘s well-being while filming The Sopranos, per Insider.  “We were concerned about Gandolfini staying alive. Occasionally he would go on a bender or a coke binge. We had to stop […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets In January 1999, the landscape of television was forever changed. HBO premiered a new series, The Sopranos, which was […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets In the eyes of many, tomorrow is a full-blown global holiday that should be commemorated by all businesses and […]

Ahead of its release in theaters and on HBO Max next month, Warner Bros. has shared the second trailer for Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark. The highly anticipated film, which sees James Gandolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini, portray a young Tony Soprano, is set to arrive on October 1. This story is being updated. Source link قالب […]

For roughly two decades, Michael K. Williams’ career exploded on the small screen. While the Emmy-nominated actor’s career really started in the music videos he appeared in and choreographed (he told Complex back in 2017 that he’d choreographed Crystal Waters’ “100% Pure Love” video), it wasn’t until the early 2000s when Williams really started hitting […]

After a nearly two-year delay, SopranosCon is returning and taking place at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 24-25. The creators are making the event bigger and better this time around, and instead of focusing on just The Sopranos, they’re expanding the convention to cover the entire mob movie genre and calling […]

The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli claims HBO backed up the metaphorical Brink’s truck to prevent James Gandolfini from joining the cast of The Office.  “I think before James Spader and after [Steve] Carell, they offered Jim, I want to say $4 million to play him for the season — and HBO paid him $3 million not to do […]