Jeremy Allen White has praised Bruce Springsteen for being "lovely and supportive" as he prepares to play The Boss in an upcoming biopic.
Jeremy Allen White has praised Bruce Springsteen as 'lovely' as he prepares to play him in a biopic
The 33-year-old actor - who was crowned Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in 'The Bear' at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday (15.09.24) - is keeping tight-lipped about 'Deliver Me From Nowhere', the film about the making of the rock icon's 1982 album 'Nebraska', but said Springsteen has been on hand to offer his advice from the get-go.
Speaking to Deadline at the ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (15.09.24), he said: “I’m so excited to start this thing.
“We’re going to start pretty soon. You know, I don’t want to talk about it too much. It feels wrong before getting there and starting the thing.”
He continued: “But I can say I’ve got a really beautiful team of people helping me and Bruce has been really lovely and supportive and available, which has made this whole process an extra joy. His support and Jon Landau, his management support, who has a large role in the film as well. So I feel really lucky.”
Jeremy has been training with a top vocal team and watching endless YouTube videos to prepare for his performance.
He recently told GQ magazine: "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 actor has also been spending hours watching old clips of Springsteen's performances and interviews in a bid to nail the portrayal.
He said: "There’s just so much footage. 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."
'Deliver Me From Nowhere' is being directed for 20th Century Studios by Scott Cooper from Warren Zarnes' 2023 book of the same name.
The record was Springsteen's sixth studio album and one of his most acclaimed works. The songs focused on blue-collar narratives and featured the musician performing all the instrumentals alone.
It was ranked at 150 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2020.
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