NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) -- Steven 'Silvo Dante' Van Zandt and Tony 'Paulie Walnuts' Sirico will join their castmates for the final eight episodes of HBO`s 'The Sopranos.'

The 11th-hour contract signings means production of the HBO mob drama`s finale will stay on schedule with filming set to begin next week, Zap2it.com reported Monday.

Van Zandt and Sirico -- who have the same manager -- were the only two holdouts among the principal cast. It`s reported they will get $1.5 million for the eight installments or about $187,000 per episode.