Overview

• He performed “Land of Hope and Dreams” at Alice Tully Hall and urged hope over fear, divisiveness, censorship, and hatred, drawing a standing ovation.
• Springsteen thanked Jeremy Allen White for “playing a much better-looking version of me” and praised the cast including Jeremy Strong as longtime manager Jon Landau.
• The authorized film, adapted from Warren Zanes’s 2023 book, centers on the creation of 1982’s Nebraska and opens Oct. 24 via 20th Century Studios.
• Early festival reviews single out White’s transformative portrayal while noting reservations about vocal authenticity and certain stylistic choices.
• The NYFF Spotlight Gala followed the Telluride world premiere, with attendees including Disney CEO Bob Iger and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, who later called the film “stunning.”