Alan Taylor says Chase's insistence on letting the mystery be is why there won't be a "Sopranos" sequel. The director told The Hollywood Reporter that Chase would never agree to do a sequel because he would have to "explain what happened in that room" — "that room" being the dining room of Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery. For the record, Taylor thinks Tony was killed.
In 2019, Chase referred to a "death scene" for Tony in an interview, but then said that he meant an earlier version of an idea that wasn't used. So he's never definitively commented one way or the other on Tony's fate.
But maybe someday he will. No one ever thought Chase would revisit the world of "The Sopranos," and now here he is, writing and producing a prequel. In his interview, Taylor hinted that Chase may have some ideas for further "Sopranos" stories. He said that Chase said something to him that made him ask if Chase was thinking about a sequel. "And he said 'maybe,'" Taylor said.
"The Many Saints of Newark" will be in theaters and on HBO Max on October 1.
