Jeremy Allen White trades The Bear‘s kitchen for a recording studio in the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Written and directed by Scott Cooper, and based on Warren Zanes’ book Deliver Me From Nowhere, the film joins a long line of musical biopics. Just last year, we saw Timothée Chalamet earn raves (and an Oscar nomination) for his turn as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, while the novelty of Better Man‘s CGI chimp version of Robbie Williams put a refreshing spin on the genre. And of course, who could forget Sam Mendes’ four upcoming Beatles biopics, starring internet boyfriends Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, and Joseph Quinn?
But for now, it’s fellow internet boyfriend White’s turn in the biopic spotlight. The Emmy and Golden Globe winner portrays Bruce Springsteen during a pivotal moment of his life: the recording of his 1982 Nebraska album, when he was just on the cusp of global superstardom. Springsteen recorded it on a four-track cassette recorder in his New Jersey bedroom, and according to Deliver Me From Nowhere‘s first trailer, the album presented him with a chance to reckon with his past, including his relationship with his mother and father (Gaby Hoffman and Adolescence‘s Stephen Graham).
Watch the full trailer above to hear White performing songs from Springsteen’s Nebraska, as well as a rousing rendition of Springsteen’s eternal classic, “Born to Run.” What do you think, does The Bear make a good Boss?
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere also stars Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter, Hauser, Odessa Young, Marc Maron, and David Krumholtz.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere hits theaters Oct. 24.
