It appears that if HBO had their way, they would cash The Sopranos at the box office. We get the following scoop from our friends at cinematical:
Sorry we missed this earlier, but during that same press tour mentioned in the Sex and the City sequel post, Michael Lombardo (president of HBO’s programming group) also said that HBO would be interested in a Sopranos film if David Chase is willing.
It’s no surprise HBO is looking to head back to the land of organized crime, and of course they’d be behind a feature film based on The Sopranos — especially after seeing the damage done by Sex and the City at the box office. But David Chase seems to have put this show behind him, and I personally think a feature film would be too much of a stretch.
I agree with the consensus over at cimematical, it’s best to leave this series alone. The ending was hated by some, and loved by others - but everyone was talking about it and I cannot think of a better way to end a television run. To have fans coming together and wrestling for meaning is just about the best way to end something. It certainly beats a wake up to a dream sequence - that’s for sure.
I think we can safely declare this film dead in the water.
For those of you that are Sopranos fans - what do you think? Would you like to see a film, or are you happy with letting things remain as they are?
