Possibly, the movie industry is testing the waters to see who goes to see a movie with the non-major (ie: Tony, Chris, Carmella) characters of the Sopranos to see if they can make a movie with the idea of not including Tony. I dont think that they would actually do that, but then they could sign Gandolfini up for a lot less than what he would ask for financially if they (and he) thinks that he is less valuable.
