I pulled this from a UK entertainment site. this sounds great.

LONDON ENGLAND British film director Guy Ritchie has come close to signing an agreement with TV cable network HBO and Sopranos creator David Chase for a future 10 episode project slated for filming in 2006/2007. It is believed that the un-named project is a prequel to Chase’s successful Sopranos cable series. The project is set forty years prior to the current series and will explore the early days of the New Jersey Crime family. It has been learned that current cast members Michael Imperioli and Steve Buscemi have also signed on to write several of the new episodes. Ritchie will direct the first 4 episodes and then hand the camera off to acclaimed Independant film director Sola Profil