In the original series, Moltisanti was the late father of Michael Imperioli’s character Christopher Moltisanti, a one-time rising star in the New Jersey crime family.
Actor Alessandro Nivola has reportedly been cast as Dickey Moltisanti, according to Variety.
The Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark, may have landed its first star.
Long-time Sopranos alum Alan Taylor will be directing the 60s-set The Many Saints of Newark, which was written by original creator David Chase along with Lawrence Konner.