Overview
- In a new interview with The Independent, Michael Imperioli said many of the HBO drama’s characters would probably support President Donald Trump if the show were made now.
- He added that a present-day iteration would confront U.S. immigration policy and the characters’ immigrant roots, noting many Italian arrivals were historically undocumented.
- Creator David Chase offered a different view in 2019, saying Tony Soprano would see Trump as “penny-ante” and “full of [expletive].”
- Imperioli has previously blended politics with fandom, using Sopranos-themed Instagram posts to support Joe Biden during the 2020 race.
- The actor is taking the Talking Sopranos podcast on a live tour in the U.K. and Ireland with Vincent Pastore and Steve Schirripa, while he says a cast reunion or prequel became impractical after James Gandolfini’s death.