Actor Jeremy Allen White, known for his role as Carmen in the Emmy-winning show The Bear, has opened up about working on his upcoming film Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, based on singer Bruce Springsteen, revealing how he felt "fragile" during the making of the biopic.
The actor also shared that he felt as if he needed some space to process the film's heavy story during the production. "(Springsteen) and I spoke a lot, I remember, in preparation, I had a really wonderful afternoon or evening where he took me on the Freehold tour," he said to Entertainment Weekly.
He continued explaining his emotions, saying, "We would text and we would call. And then once we got to set, there was like, such a... I don't know, I felt very fragile at times." Jeremy Allen White further explained his protectiveness towards The Boss as he and the cast were playing the events of his life.
"And in this strange way, protective of (Springsteen) because, at the end of the day, these are real moments that have happened, these are real rooms. There was something very delicate about that, and I think, once we were on set, became quite introverted. I need a little bit of separation into my own kind of understanding," he added.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is directed by Scott Cooper, who has previously directed Black Mass, Hostiles, and The Pale Blue Eye. Cooper has adapted Warren Zanes' book of the same name. Cooper also produces the film along with Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson and Scott Stuber. Author Zanes will serve as an executive producer along with Tracey Landon and Jon F Vein. 20th Century Studios is backing the film.
The rest of the cast of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere includes Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s manager, Jon Landau, Paul Walter Hauser as Mike Batlan, Odessa Young as Faye, Stephen Graham as Springsteen’s father, Doug, Gaby Hoffman as Springsteen’s mother, Adele, and David Krumholtz as Columbia Records executive, Al Teller.
The film follows the story of Springsteen recording his album, Nebraska, in 1982, as he creates the album at a pivotal time in his life. Speaking about the film Springsteen said, “I’m so appreciative of Jeremy Allen White and the entire cast for their wonderful and moving performances—and Scott Cooper, one of the most generous collaborators I’ve ever worked with.”
