WOW! I am stunned. Totally didn't see this coming. I am a huge fan. A great actor. He was also a good, quirky character actor. He was nice in Zero Dark Thirty. Sad, RIP James.
Saw him in Killing them Softly a couple of weeks ago. And I thought: hey, that's nice to see good ole Tony Soprano back. He'll always be Tony Soprano. Brilliant acting for six seasons in a row. That's some achievement.
Shocking news indeed. Very suitable with Thru and Thru. The Sopranos did feature a bunch of Rolling Stones songs that made the series even more special in my opinion.
In regard to that MSG Thru and Thru clip. Gandolfini is actually in the audience in that show. They show him on Four Flicks. I think during Satisfaction. He has a beard and is wearing a bandana.
Now there definetly won't be a Sopranos movie. Shit....