Jeremy Allen White channeled Bruce Springsteen in the first trailer for the highly anticipated biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
“Never owned a new car before,” White, 34, says while channeling The Boss in the opening moments of the trailer, which was released on Wednesday, June 18.
When a car salesman refers to Springsteen as “a handsome devil rock star,” hinting at knowing the New Jersey native’s identity, the singer replies, “Well, that makes one of us.”
Along with White — who sings in the trailer — fans got their first look at Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser and Odessa Young in their respective roles.
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Strong is taking on the part of Jon Landau, Springsteen’s manager and record producer, who goes head-to-head with David Krumholtz as record executive Al Teller in the teaser.
“This is not about the charts, this is about Bruce Springsteen,” Strong’s Landau says. “And these are the songs he wants to work on right now.”
Springsteen’s relationship with Mike Batlan (Hauser), who was the recording engineer during the Nebraska album sessions, is also featured as fans hear White’s singing voice for the first time.
Several New Jersey landmarks are also showcased throughout the video. The Asbury Park boardwalk and beach sets the stage for Springsteen’s love story with Faye (Young).
“When Bruce was little, he had a hole in the floor of his bedroom. The floor, it’s supposed to be solid, he’s supposed to be able to stand on it. Bruce, he didn’t have that,” Strong says in a voiceover. “Bruce is a repairman, and what he’s doing with this album is he’s repairing that hole in his floor. He’s repairing that hole in himself. And once he’s done that, he’s going to repair the entire world.”
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is set to hit theaters on October 24. The film will focus on the making of Springsteen’s 1982 album, Nebraska, and is an adaptation of Warren Zanes’ book of the same name.
When asked about singing for the role, White told Variety in June 2024 that “we’re gonna try” to hit all the right notes. At the time, White hadn’t yet crossed paths with The Boss — photos snapped from the film’s set prove that the actor has since met Springsteen — but they did have a lot of communication.
“We’ve communicated a little bit through some other people, but I hope this still all comes together,” White said at the time. “We’ve still got a few things, we’ve got some timing stuff to work out, and I’m trying to have a bit of my own process with it before meeting the man, too.”
