In the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White is portraying Bruce Springsteen. The film will follow the musician as he worked on his album Nebraska, and Allen is singing in the role. Springsteen has visited the set and shared how he feels about the actor’s singing voice.
Bruce Springsteen shared his opinion on Jeremy Allen White’s singing
Springsteen has been involved in the production of Deliver Me From Nowhere.
“I’ve seen the scripts and I’ve talked to the director,” Springsteen told Zach Bryan in a conversation for Rolling Stone. “They’re just putting it all together, so I don’t have an awful lot to say about it, but I’m excited about it happening. It’ll be an interesting story.”
He said he’s looking forward to the performances. He noted that getting his voice right could be White’s biggest challenge.
“It’s a lovely cast and I am involved a little,” Springsteen said on The Graham Norton Show, via People. “This is not easy to do because you can’t do an imitation, you have to do a personal interpretation.”
So far, Springsteen approves of how White is doing.
“It’s difficult but he is a great actor and sings pretty good,” Springsteen said.
Bruce Springsteen said he’s happy Jeremy Allen White is portraying him
According to Springsteen, he knew White was the right person to portray him after watching The Bear. The actor won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance in the show.
“I only had to see him on The Bear, and I knew he was the right guy because he had that interior life, but he also had a little swagger,” Springsteen told The Telegraph.
White admitted that he feels he has some things in common with the musician.
“Bruce Springsteen is — I mean this in the very best way — he’s a guy,” White told GQ. “He’s a jeans and T-shirt kind of guy. It was exciting to know going into this thing that we had at least that in common.”
The actor spoke about his preparation for the role
In his preparation for the role, White has worked with vocal trainers and met with Springsteen.
“I’ve got a really talented group of people helping me train vocally, musically, to get ready for this thing,” he said. “I’m also really lucky [that] Bruce is really supportive of the film. And so I’ve had some access to him and he’s just the greatest guy.”
He’s also immersed himself in concert footage and interviews to get a better sense of Springsteen as a person and performer.
“Also, there’s just so much footage,” he added. “It’s really great to go down a YouTube rabbit hole and find him at all these different periods in his life and be able to listen to his speaking voice as well as his singing voice. That’s kind of been the deal, just listening to him a lot and watching him a lot. It’s been really fun preparing.”
The film will receive a theatrical release in 2025.
