Bruce Springsteen on board for feature film about ‘Nebraska’ amid tour break: report

Baby, he was born to film. Music legend Bruce Springsteen is rumored to have been hired to serve as a consultant on a feature film about the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska.” According to Showbiz 411 , the E street band leader, 74, was allegedly hired by “Black Mass” director Scott Cooper, who is also known for his 2009 film “Crazy Heart” starring Jeff Bridges.

Springsteen’s sixth studio album was lauded as an introspective turn for the “Born To Run” belter, turning a bout of depression into artistic inspiration. As the story goes, the New Jersey born musician intended to rerecord the raw, emotional demo tracks that would comprise the forthcoming “Nebraska,” but eventually decided to release the songs as they were.

The stripped down album is also said to have given rise to Springsteen’s 1984 hit, “ Born in the USA .” Little is known about the upcoming film aside from the fact that Cooper, 53, is slated to direct. On Friday, World of Reel reported that the film might be based on the May 2023 book “ Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska ” by Warren Zanes.

The Post reached out to Springsteen for comment. Springsteen’s news of an upcoming film comes as the “Thunder Road” singer was forced to cancel and reschedule several shows after being diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease . “Over here on E Street, we’re heartbroken to have to postpone these shows,” read a statement on the “Born To Run” singer’s Instagram on Sept.

27 last year. “We’ve been having a blast at our US shows and we’re looking forward to more great times. We’ll be back soon. Love and God bless all, Bruce.” In October 2023, The Boss said he was “deeply sorry” about the change in plans while appearing on SiriusXM’s E Street Radio show “ From My Home to Yours .” “Let me take a moment and thank my fans affected by our postponed shows for their understanding,” he said.

“I am deeply sorry but this belly thing, despite my ability to laugh at it, has been a monster and is still unfortunately rocking my internal world.” Springsteen’s guitarist Steven Van Zandt revealed in November that the E Street igner was in “great shape” and that they were “gonna come back stronger than ever in March.” “It was a very, very intense first six months of the tour — maybe our most intense ever, he told People.

“And so we’re gonna come back with that same intensity, and it’s gonna be great.” According to the musician, the band’s ongoing popularity has been a huge bonus in the trying times. “Well, it’s wonderful, isn’t it,” Zandt gushed to the outlet. “Because we were gone for seven years.

So, you know, we weren’t really sure what was gonna happen.” He added: “It could have been like, ‘E Street who?’” “But we came back stronger than ever in terms of the business, in terms of enthusiasm. Everything sold out immediately,” the music icon continued. “So it was a wonderful surprise and, I think, just a tribute to the craft.” According to Zandt, the band has spent “so much time honing the craft” and that Springsteen’s songs “just hold up so well.”.