Leslie Odom Jr., the actor who starred in the Broadway musical Hamilton, has joined the cast of David Chase‘s The Soprano’s prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, which is now just going by the title Newark.
It’s also been announced that Umbrella Academy star John Magaro has been cast in the film, but there’s no word on who he’s playing.
Odom Jr. joins the previously cast Ray Liotta, John Magaro, Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen, Corey Stoll, and Michael Gandolfini.
We don’t have a lot of details to share on the story, but we do know that the movie will be set in the era of the Newark riots in the ‘60s. "That was a time when the African-Americans and the Italians of Newark were at each other’s throats, and amongst the gangsters of each group, those conflicts became especially lethal.
It’s also been announced that Umbrella Academy star John Magaro has been cast in the film, but there’s no word on who he’s playing.
Odom Jr. joins the previously cast Ray Liotta, John Magaro, Alessandro Nivola, Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Billy Magnussen, Corey Stoll, and Michael Gandolfini.
We don’t have a lot of details to share on the story, but we do know that the movie will be set in the era of the Newark riots in the ‘60s. "That was a time when the African-Americans and the Italians of Newark were at each other’s throats, and amongst the gangsters of each group, those conflicts became especially lethal.
- 3/21/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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