It’s official: is your new Bruce Springsteen. Rumors that The Bear would take on The Boss started , but reports that the deal is officially done. While The E Street Band embarks on its 50th year of touring, White will embark on a journey of a different kind for writer-director Scott Cooper’s . Based on Warren Zanes’ book of the same name, follows Springsteen through the crafting of his critically acclaimed 1982 album, . The record was famously made up of 4-track demos which the artist originally intended to re-record with The E Street Band before deciding to put it out as a solo project. marked a darker, moodier period , as represented on the track “Atlantic City,” widely regarded one of the . The film will follow Springsteen as he makes the album while “Grappling with personal demons and trying to wrap his arms around becoming a global superstar,” per . The industry-specific
BREAKING news here is that the has landed at 20th Century Studios rather than A24, which was originally circling the project. reports that it was a “wild weekend of a bidding battle” between the studios. Springsteen and his longtime manager Jon Landau are reportedly “actively involved” with the film, which in addition to will include
music from (the album prior to ) and (which was recorded concurrently with ). Jeremy Allen White has enjoyed a long reign as , but he’s a genuinely good fit for the role. Beyond being a talented actor, he and Springsteen share a similar stature, and White’s got the sad-eyed disheveled look of a tortured rockstar poet. It’s also a smart career move for the
Actor to capitalize on ’s smash success; just five years ago, Rami Malek went from an Emmy for to an Oscar for his own , . It’s a tried and true method for
Hollywood legitimacy, and with Springsteen’s seal of approval, it may just be a hit in the making.