hBruce Springsteen to close Giants Stadium

hBruce Springsteen to close Giants Stadium

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bruce Springsteen will be closing Giants Stadium.

The rocker told fans at the nearby Izod Center on Thursday that he and his “wrecking crew,” the E Street Band, will be the final musical act before the stadium is demolished after the 2009 football season.

Three shows are scheduled on Sept. 30, Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. Tickets will go on sale June 1.

Over the course of nearly three hours, Bruce and the boys performed a 20-song show and six encores Thursday. They’ll return to the Izod Center today.

Springsteen has sold out 44 concerts at the center and 16 at Giants Stadium, making him the area’s top-selling artist.

‘Don Quixote’ film is back from the dead

CANNES, France — Filmmaker Terry Gilliam says a “Don Quixote” fantasy he had to abandon because of a series of mishaps is back on.

Gilliam says filming on “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” is expected to begin early next year.

The director began shooting the film in 2000 with Johnny Depp in the lead but had to shut down the production after a few days when a freak storm washed away equipment and co-star Jean Rochefort took ill.

Gilliam went through a prolonged legal battle to regain rights to the script, which passed to an insurance company that covered investors’ losses on the aborted movie. The director says he is trying to “get the money and get the bodies” to start production again. It is unclear if Depp will star in the new film.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Joan Collins is 76. Actor Charles Kimbrough (“Murphy Brown”) is 73. Actress Lauren Chapin (“Father Knows Best”) is 64. Comedian Drew Carey is 51. Actress-model Karen Duffy is 48. Drummer Phil Selway of Radiohead is 42. Drummer Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 39. Singer Jewel is 35.