Bruce Springsteen says Jeremy Allen White 'sings very well' in upcoming biopic

Jeremy Allen White isn't just acting in the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic, he's also going to sing — and his voice has the Boss' stamp of approval.

Directed by Scott Cooper and adapted from a 2023 book, the upcoming film Deliver Me From Nowhere will depict the making of Springsteen's seminal 1982 album Nebraska (the title is taken from the track "Up All Night"), with White playing Springsteen. When asked earlier this year if he would be singing in the film, the star of The Bear said he was "gonna try." Apparently, his attempts have impressed the man himself — and the rest of the cast, which also includes Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Odessa Young, and Stephen Graham, among others.

"He sings very well," Springsteen told Jim Rotolo in a new Sirius XM interview. "It's a tremendous cast of people. They cast the film beautifully, so it’s very exciting."

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Nebraska may not be as widely popular as Springsteen's rip-roaring hit albums like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., but it has often been hailed by critics as some of his best work. It also sounds different than most other Springsteen albums, since it was not recorded with the backing of the E Street Band. Instead, Springsteen wrote and recorded the songs alone on a four-track recorder in the bedroom of a house he was renting in Colts Neck, New Jersey.

Springsteen is perhaps New Jersey's most beloved native (to the point that gubernatorial candidate Josh Gottheimer went so far as to fake his Spotify Wrapped last month to make it seem like he only listened to Springsteen), and thus Deliver Me From Nowhere has appropriately been filming in the state. Springsteen has even visited the set, which he admitted was "a little bit" strange at first, "but you get over that pretty quick."

"Jeremy is such a terrific actor that you just fall right into it," Springsteen told Ritolo. "He’s got an interpretation of me that I think the fans will deeply recognize and he’s just done a great job, so I’ve had a lot of fun being on the set when I can get there."

Many of Nebraska's songs are sung from the perspectives of individuals living on the margins of America, from murderer Charles Starkweather in the title track to a nameless car thief in "State Trooper." In a statement last year, Cooper said “Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska has profoundly shaped my artistic vision. The album’s raw, unvarnished portrayal of life’s trials and resilience resonates deeply with me.”

Deliver Me From Nowhere is the latest in an ongoing trend of musician biopics. While 2018's Bohemian Rhapsody won Oscars and 2022's Elvis earned nominations and box office success, both depicted musicians who had died. Freddie Mercury and Elvis Presley couldn't give Rami Malek or Austin Butler any advice, but now that the biopic genre is moving into musicians who are still alive and can grant their imprimatur.

Springsteen's endorsement of White's singing comes just weeks after Bob Dylan endorsed Timothée Chalamet's portrayal of him in A Complete Unknown, which looks like it might deliver its star an Oscar nomination. With White likely to scoop up another award for The Bear at this weekend's Golden Globes, the Springsteen role might be his ticket to the Oscars.

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