Jeremy Allen White is Bruce Springsteen in a first-look image released by 20th Century Fox.
The Bear star features as The Boss in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Hearts) and based on the 2023 book Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska by Warren Zanes. Long-time music manager of Springsteen Jon Landau will be portrayed by Succession and The Apprentice actor Jeremy Strong.
The photo released on Monday shows White in a leather jacket and flannel shirt.
Deliver Me From Nowhere explores the making of Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska, which followed the singer-songwriter’s huge The River album. White recently told GQ: “I’m really lucky that there’s sort of a team of folks now in place to help young actors portray rock stars… I’ve got a really talented group of people helping me train vocally, musically, to get ready for this thing.”
The biopic follows the recently released Disney+ concert film Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.
In recent years, Austin Butler has taken on Elvis Presley, Timothee Chalamet plays Bob Dylan in the upcoming A Complete Unknown, Rami Malek played Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, and Taron Egerton portrayed Elton John in Rocketman.
Cooper said in April that Nebraska “had a profound impact on me and my work.” He said: “Through themes of despair, disillusionment, and the struggles of everyday Americans, Bruce has formed an unparalleled legacy, painting an unflinching portrait of the human condition… Yet, amidst the darkness, a sense of resilience and a sense of hope shines through, reflecting an indomitable spirit. That’s the Bruce I’ve come to know and love and will honor with this film.”
Springsteen, born in New Jersey in 1949, has sold more than 71 million albums in the U.S. and over 140 million worldwide. He has won 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Oscar. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.
