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Two Ways Directing The Many Saints Of Newark Differed From Directing The Sopranos, According To Alan Taylor

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A very light spoiler for The Many Saints of Newark lies ahead.

The Many Saints of Newark manages to expand on the universe David Chase launched years ago with The Sopranos. While the film isn’t a contemporary story, it still feels like a natural extension of the HBO series. This can partly be attributed to the fact that the movie is helmed by veteran Sopranos director Alan Taylor. The filmmaker had no problem stepping back into the franchise, but his directing experience here did differ from his past work in two key ways.