It seems celebrated actress Edie Falco, just like her iconic character, Carmela Soprano, may be getting her wine in position to throw in someone’s damn face. Although the star apparently shot a scene reprising her role as the beloved mob wife for the upcoming Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, it seems fans should not expect to see the Princess of Little Italy on the big screen, as according to director Alan Taylor, Falco’s cameo met its demise not in a diner, but on the cutting room floor.
“Not to give away too much but, when you make a movie you’re not exactly sure the final shape it’s going to be and we, believe it or not, shot a few things that included other cast members,” Taylor told NME of the upcoming flick, which will be simultaneously released in theaters and on HBO Max on October 1. “We had Edie come in and she dressed up as Carmela and we shot something with her, and it wound up not being in the final movie, but it was a great excuse to see her again,” he explained
Although The Many Saints of Newark is a prequel to the celebrated HBO series, centering around younger versions of beloved characters, including Junior Soprano, Paulie Walnuts, Silvio Dante, and everyone’s favorite therapy attending mob boss, Tony Soprano (played by the late James Gandolfini’s son, Michael) as they navigate the riots in Newark, New Jersey in the 1960’s, Falco’s feature would have come in the form of a flash-forward, kicking off the flick.