The Sopranos: The Movie In The Works?

Do you remember where you were and who you were with last June when The Sopranos went out with a (non) bang? Might one of the all time quizzical endings lead to a new beginning (perhaps an even greater one?), as rumors are coming in today that a theatrical movie is in the works. One Nick D'Urso, manager of the Satin Dolls strip club in North Jersey, which served as the infamous Bada Bing strip club in the show, says he received a call, possibly from HBO, telling him not to do any renovations to the club in lieu of an upcoming Sopranos movie.

"I got an inside tip that they're going to do a movie, so I don't want to make any major changes," D'Urso said Wednesday. "I'm not going to reveal my sources, but we got a call from somebody (working) on the script."

HBO apparently had no comment regarding D'Urso's claim. Supporting the possibility of a movie is arguably the show's most well known fan, Soprano Sue, who had this to say...

"As soon as the finale ended, I got a call from somebody on the crew who said, 'We're going to make a movie,'" she said, adding, "You can tell just by looking at the series finale."

Gotta love her. I understand why naysayers don't want a continuance to the series. The ending was pretty, well, beautiful and right, and remains so. It made grown men cry to the sounds of Journey in front of their gals. Television shows like AMC's Breaking Bad (which is excellent) and Showtime's Weeds (which is pretty good, if bi-polar) have respectably taken up the lonely realism of David Chase's legendary, landmark series, and an epic movie runs the risk of being The Godfather 3, but I'll take that risk. In hectic times, we need these hectic characters and awesome relationships to return.

Discuss: Would Big T on the big screen betray the finale? Can David Chase reinvent the movie like he did with TV?

via Gawker