US EditionMovie Review: Jeremy Allen White Is a Tortured Boss in 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'
Jeremy Allen White captures Bruce Springsteen's introspective years, filming at iconic New Jersey locations with Springsteen present, highlighting the actor's vocal challenges during production.
- Ahead of the October 24 release, Jeremy Allen White portrays Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, filmed at New Jersey Boss sites with Springsteen on set.
- White says Scott Cooper and Bruce Springsteen persuaded him after initial hesitation, and though he began 'in a place of real fear,' he grew excited working with Cooper and found his footing approaching Springsteen as a man.
- Recording in Nashville at RCA, White learned guitar and worked to sing Springsteen's songs, shouting `Born in the USA` for every take during two-hour runs and losing his voice for about four days.
- In electric performances, Jeremy Allen White often transforms into Bruce Springsteen, matching his voice and movement while describing the spaces as fragile and sacred with Springsteen present.
- The film focuses on 1981 and 1982, centering on Springsteen's creative searching and the making of Nebraska, an acoustic album that reached number three on the Billboard chart.
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Deliver Me From Nowhere Gives Us a Tale of Two Springsteens
In ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ Jeremy Allen White gives a tormented and explosive performance as Bruce Springsteen, a man who writes songs to exorcise his demons as he creates his seminal album ‘Nebraska’.
How 'Deliver Me' Biographer Realized Jeremy Allen White Should Play Bruce
Author Warren Zanes exclusively revealed to Us Weekly the moment that he realized that Jeremy Allen White was meant to play music legend Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming movie Deliver Me from Nowhere. Zanes’ biography Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska is the inspiration behind the movie, and he explained how involved he was in the casting process of The Boss. “I was an observer. I got to see phones passed aroun…
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Marin Independent Journal‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ review: Dancing in the dark
The car salesman tells Bruce Springsteen the vehicle in which he’s sitting has a state-of-the-art cassette unit. “I’d like it better if it had a record player,” “the Boss” says jokingly (but not really). Next, the salesman makes it clear. “I know who you are,” he says. Replies Springsteen, “That makes one of us.” This is an early scene in the penetrating portrait of an artistic genius that is “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” In theaters t…
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Jeremy Allen White had Bruce Springsteen's stamp of approval to play him.Dave Benett/Getty Images for SpotifyActors often transform into real-life musicians for biopics. Some actors go through physical transformations to play musicians.Many, like Jeremy Allen White and Angelina Jolie, employ coaches to nail their performances. Musical legends have been portrayed on the big screen for decades, in biopics that range from transformative to highly …
'Deliver Me From Nowhere’s' Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong on connecting with Bruce Springsteen
Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen and Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.’ (20th Century Studios) Jeremy Allen White had to learn to sing and play guitar to play Bruce Springsteen in the new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and of course by playing and meeting The Boss, he learned a lot about the man himself. “I think what struck me most about Bruce is how sort of graceful and gentle he is. And…
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