One 'Very Uncomfortable' Moment Almost Sank 'Sopranos' Documentary

Acclaimed documentarian Alex Gibney, the director of HBO’s forthcoming documentary Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos, recalled to The New York Post the “very uncomfortable” moment Chase “almost walked” away from the project.

Gibney, a self-professed Sopranos fan whose extensive credits include the Scientology exposé Going Clear, was inspired to profile Sopranos creator Chase and his watershed mafia series after meeting the creator and finding him “a fascinating and amazing character.”

“It...