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Scott Cooper Says Springsteen Biopic Illuminates His 'Most Painful' Chapter

The film zeroes in on the Nebraska period, portraying therapy within a music-first portrait intended to encourage seeking help.

Overview

  • Director Scott Cooper says Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere sheds light on Bruce Springsteen's mental illness and captures his most vulnerable period.
  • Cooper says depicting Springsteen entering therapy is intended to help destigmatize treatment, particularly for men.
  • He emphasizes the movie is a music-driven dramatization focused on the Nebraska era rather than a message film, with extensive use of that album's material.
  • The biopic, starring Jeremy Allen White, screened at the New York Film Festival on September 28 and is set to open in theaters on October 24.
  • Gaby Hoffmann, who plays Springsteen's mother, says Springsteen visited the set to offer his blessing but remained hands off during production.