Former TV mob boss James Gandolfini has signed a deal with HBO to star as a New Jersey barbecue restaurant owner who winds up in the middle of diplomatic negotiations with North Korea. Oh, and it’s based on a true story. No, really.

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Have you checked out the trailer for Welcome To The Rileys, starring Kristen Stewart and James Gandolfini?

A dark drama, the powerful piece follows a grief-stricken man who takes a business trip to New Orleans and seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman.

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Tony Soprano, a funny guy? James Gandolfini — who famously portrayed the Jersey Mafioso on the award-winning drama The Sopranos — is hoping to strike gold twice by returning to Tony’s old stomping ground at HBO for a possible starring role in a new network comedy about a politically incorrect New York City cab driver who is “struggling to keep his life together.” Read the rest of this entry »