Overview

• Bruce Springsteen made an unannounced appearance at the BFI London Film Festival premiere of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
• Written and directed by Scott Cooper and adapted from Warren Zanes’s 2023 book, the film concentrates on the making of the 1982 album Nebraska and the artist’s struggles with depression and a difficult paternal relationship.
• Early reviews praise Jeremy Allen White’s performance and the musical authenticity while flagging narrative restraint and some heavy-handed choices.
• Springsteen personally endorsed White for the role, remained available throughout production for guidance, and, according to White, even gifted him a guitar.
• White performed and pre-recorded songs for the film, later saying he struggled most with Atlantic City and lost his voice after a Born in the U.S.A. session, with the movie opening in theaters and IMAX on October 24.