Few parts have reached the same heights in television’s pantheon as James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano. The Sopranos was appointment TV at the dawn of cable, and 13 years after the series ended, The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel film, will be playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max in the U.S. this fall, with Michael Gandolfini succeeding his father as a young Tony.

As the buzz begins, Gandolfini, who also stars opposite Tom Holland in the Russo brothers’ adaptation of Nico Walker’s Cherry, out this month, opens up about stepping into Tony’s shoes.