Jeremy Allen White set to play Bruce Springsteen in Nebraska movie
The Bear star Jeremy Allen White is set to play Bruce Springsteen in upcoming biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere.
The movie hails from filmmaker Scott Cooper, who will be directing and adapting it fro m Warren Zanes’ book Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska.
Springsteen and his manager Jon Landau are both onboard, which means the film will likely have rights to the music.
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Springsteen is known to have battled depression during that time and channelled those emotions into the 1982 album.
Deliver Me from Nowhere is set to start production by September. Disney’s 20th Century Studios will release and distribute the film after it won a fierce bidding war against A24, according to Deadline.
Cooper said in a statement: “Bruce Springsteen, and Nebraska, in particular, have had a profound impact on me and my work. 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 honour with this film.”
Cooper’s first feature was Crazy Heart, a story inspired by country singer Hank Thompson, and won Jeff Bridges an Oscar for best actor.
More recently, the American filmmaker made horror film Antlers with Keri Russell and historical thriller The Pale Blue Eye with Christian Bale.
White is currently filming seasons three and four of The Bear back-to-back after the awards season juggernaut was renewed for another series.
The Christopher Storer-created show swept the Emmys earlier this year for its debut season, winning 10 gongs including for best series, writing, directing and acting accolades for White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
White starred in 11 seasons of Shameless but broke out in a big way with The Bear, in which he plays talented and emotionally volatile chef Carmy who returns to his family restaurant after a personal tragedy.
In addition to the Emmy, The Bear has earnt White Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, Critics Choice, AACTA and Satellite awards.
He has also starred in films Fingernails and The Iron Claw and was the face of a high-profile Calvin Klein ad campaign.
