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Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark will join the rest of the Warner Bros. 2021 release slate in its distribution strategy. The film is expected to release in theaters on October 1, and will also be available on HBO Max at no extra cost. This decision has angered Sopranos creator David Chase.
… Chase talked about the distribution strategy behind The Many Saints of Newark with Deadline. He shared that if HBO Max was part of the plan from the beginning, the prequel might not have ever been made in the first place. He told Deadline: “I don’t think, frankly that I would’ve taken the job if I knew it was going to be a day-and-date release. I think it’s awful.”
… Of course, back when The Many Saints of Newark was being written and then filmed, we weren’t in a global pandemic and no one had simultaneous releases on their radar.
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