From chef to rocker: ‘The Bear’ actor will become ‘The Boss’ in Bruce Springsteen biopic

Jeremy Allen White he’s trying to move forward The bear TO The boss: The news is that the actor from the hit series about the Chicago chef is in talks to star Bruce Springsteen in an upcoming film about the making of his legendary 1982 acoustic album, Nebraska.

According to information from Hollywood, nothing has been signed yet, but Scott Cooper, known for writing, directing and producing the 2009 film crazy hearthero Jeff Bridgesis the name that is circulating to take over the project which already has a provisional title: Free me from nothing (Deliver me from nothing).

The details of the film

The film would be an adaptation of Warren Zanes’ 2023 book, Deliver Me From Nothing: The Making of Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen. The idea is that the story revolves around Springsteen and the personal journey it took to make his sixth studio album, a dark and simple collection of songs which marked a new artistic direction for the rocker Born to Run.

Springsteen recorded Nebraska on a barely four-track machine in his bedroom in New Jersey, a few years before the famous Born in the United States

Springsteen said this in a December 1984 interview: “I was recording songs for the next album and decided that what had always taken me the most time in the studio was writing. I could go there, and I didn’t have the material written, or I didn’t was ready.” written pretty well, so I recorded for a month, had a couple of things, went home to write more, recorded another month. The working method was not very efficient.”

He continues: “This time I went for something different. I took a four-track studio deck and said to myself: ‘I’ll record these songs and if they sound good, I’ll show them to my musicians.’ Eventually that cassette, those songs, became the album. Technically it was difficult to do. The material was recorded in a strange way and there was a lot of distortion on the tape…”​

More awards for Bruce

While the details of the ongoing project are being adjusted at this time The boss He became the first non-British singer-songwriter to be recognized as friend of Ivors Academy, the highest honor awarded by this British professional association for musical authors and composers.

A tribute that the singer-songwriter himself defined not only as a “beautiful tribute” to his long career, but also to those who supported his career from the beginning. “This whole country has made me feel good at every step and, for this reason, I will always be deeply grateful,” he said.

Other musicians who have received the same recognition: Elton John, Paul McCartney, Joan Armatrading and Sting.

What is the “The Bear” actor doing?

Jeremy Allen White, the next Bruce, meanwhile, has just finished his award-winning work The bearhaving won a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a SAG Award for interpretation Carmi Berzatto in the kitchen drama comedy FX.

Until recently, he was filming seasons 3 and 4 of the series in Chicago. The actor also received praise for his role in the sports drama The Iron Clawin which he played the wrestling champion Kerry Von Erich.