“Working on the Springsteen movie, they asked me if I would teach Jeremy Allen White to play guitar. My honest thing was, I have no idea”: J.D. Simo’s advice that helped Jeremy Allen White play like the Boss

Left-Jeremy Allen White at the portrait booth at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California; Right-Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band perform in concert during the last show of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, October 2, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.

Following the rise of the biopic genre in recent years – spearheaded by Bob Dylan's A Complete Unknown, the confirmed four-part Beatles movie, and another that's set to star Lizzo as Sister Rosetta Tharpe – it comes as no surprise that Bruce Springsteen is also receiving the Hollywood treatment.

Starring in the titular role is Jeremy Allen White, and like Timothée Chalamet and Monica Barbaro in A Complete Unknown, the role requires him to sling a guitar or two as the Boss.