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David Corenswet and Margaret Qualley starred in a live reading of the classic Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet on Zoom and you can watch the full video here!

David‘s star is on the rise right now thanks to his new Netflix series Hollywood and Margaret had her big break last year in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Also starring in the reading were 13 Reasons Why‘s Brandon Flynn as Mercutio, Zoey 101‘s Erin Sanders as the Nurse, Pitch Perfect‘s Skylar Astin as Paris and The Prince, Orange Is the New Black‘s Jackie Cruz as Lady Capulet, The Many Saints of Newark‘s Michael Gandolfini as Benvolio, The Inheritance‘s Sam Levine as Tybalt, You‘s Kathryn Gallagher as Friar Lawrence, Broadway actor Will Hochman as Lord Montague, and the event’s director Brando Crawford as Lord Capulet.

The “Acting for a Cause” series is benefiting the Entertainment Industry Foundation and COVID-19 relief at Mount Sinai-Chicago.

A live reading of Pride & Prejudice will happen today (May 8) at 5pm ET.

Michael Gandolfini gets into a fight on the set of his upcoming movie The Many Saints of Newark on Thursday (March 12) in the Bronx, N.Y.

The 19-year-old actor is playing the role of Tony Soprano, who his late father James Gandolfini turned into an iconic character on the HBO series The Sopranos.

Michael says that when he was cast in the upcoming Sopranos prequel movie, he went back and watched The Sopranos for the first time.

“One [scene] that crushed me was when he yells at A.J. and he gets a pizza to apologize and he sits by his son’s bed and says, ‘I couldn’t ask for a better son,’” Michael told Esquire. “I just knew he was talking to me in that scene.”

10+ pictures from the set of The Many Saints of Newark… More Here! »

Jensen Ackles and his gorgeous wife Danneel Harris are all smiles as they hit the carpet together at the InStyle And Warner Bros. Golden Globe Awards Post-Party on Sunday evening (January 5) at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The happy couple walked the red carpet alongside Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell, Derek Hough and his girlfriend Hayley Erbert, The Politician‘s Dylan McDermott and Richard Jewell‘s Paul Walter Hauser.

Also in attendance at the big after party were Goliath‘s Shamier Anderson, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist star Skylar Astin, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Mike Moh, Mayans M.C.‘s JD Pardo, Catch-22‘s Austin Stowell, How to Get Away with Murder‘s Matt McGorry, Animal Kingdom‘s Ben Robson, The Deuce‘s Michael Gandolfini, Prodigal Son‘s Tom Payne and New Girl‘s Lamorne Morris.

FYI: JD is wearing a Canali tux.

Michael Gandolfini is featured in Esquire‘s September 2019 issue, out now.

Here’s what the 19-year-old actor had to say…

On his father James Gandolfini not wanting Michael to become an actor: “As I got older, he wanted me to play sports. I felt that burden. I wanted to make him proud. And he said, ‘Don’t be an actor; be a director. They have the power.’”

On getting the call to audition for the Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark: “The funny thing is, before the audition, I had never watched a minute of The Sopranos. I was just a kid when he was making it. I would go to the set and ask him what it was about, and he’d say, ‘Oh, it’s about this guy who’s in the mob and kind of goes to therapy.’ The hardest part of this whole process was watching the show for the first time. It was an intense process. Because, as an actor, I had to watch this guy who created the role, to look for mannerisms, voice, all those things I would have to echo. But then I’d also be seeing my father. I think what made it so hard was I had to do it alone. I was just sitting alone in my dark apartment, watching my dad all the time.”

On the two moments from The Sopranos that resonate with him: “There’s a scene where Meadow comes home late at night, and he’s sitting with a drink, and he’s like, ‘You know I love you, right?’ That hit hard. The other one that crushed me was when he yells at A.J., and he gets a pizza to apologize, and he sits by his son’s bed and says, ‘I couldn’t ask for a better son.’ I just knew he was talking to me in that scene.”

On taking acting classes in order to help him heal: “From the first day, I fell in love with it. It actually started my grieving process with my dad.”

For more from Michael, head to Esquire.com.

Jesse Eisenberg and Alessandro Nivola buddy up for a screening of their new movie The Art of Self-Defense on Thursday night (July 11) at the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

The co-stars were joined by director Riley Stearns along with Michael Gandolfini as they stepped out to promote their new movie.

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The film centers on Casey (Eisenberg), who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei (Nivola), in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman (Imogen Poots) fighting for her place in it. Casey undertakes a journey, both frightening and darkly funny, that will place him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.

The Art of Self-Defense will be released on Friday, July 12 – watch the trailer here!

15+ pictures inside of the stars at the premiere…More Here! »

Michael Gandolfini shares a laugh with co-star Alexandra Intrator as they sit on the front steps of a house on set of The Many Saints in Newark on Tuesday afternoon (May 31) in Queens, New York.

The co-stars were also joined by fellow cast mate Gabriella Piazza and director Alan Taylor as they spent the afternoon filming a parade scene for the upcoming The Sopranos prequel.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Michael Gandolfini

The film will be set in the 1960s and will showcase the deadly Newark riots that lead to the violence between rival Italian and African American gangsters.

The Many Saints of Newark is scheduled to be released on September 25, 2020.

10+ pictures inside of the cast on set…More Here! »

Michael Gandolfini has transformed into a young Tony Soprano for the upcoming The Sopranos prequel!

The 19-year-old son of the late James Gandolfini is taking on the younger version of his dad’s iconic character for the new movie The Many Saints of Newark and was spotted filming a few scenes on Monday afternoon (May 6) in a suburb of New York.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Michael Gandolfini

Michael was spotted sharing a laugh with The Sopranos creator and the movie’s writer/producer David Chase in between takes.

The Many Saints of Newark will be set in the 1960s and will showcase the deadly Newark riots that lead to the violence between rival Italian and African American gangsters.

James died suddenly in 2013 at the age of 51 while on vacation with his family in Italy. He won three Emmys, five SAG Awards, and one Golden Globe for his work on The Sopranos.