Jeremy Allen White, who plays Carmen Berzatto on the popular FX series “The Bear,” will take on the challenging role of Bruce Springsteen in the new movie “Deliver Me From Nowhere.”
And, the 33-year-old Emmy winner told GQ , he’s gotten a bit of help from Bruce himself.
White chatted all things Springsteen in a story accompanied by his steamy Calvin Klein photos. Mert Atlas/Calvin Klein White posing for Calvin Klein in August 2024. Mert Atlas/Calvin Klein
“I’ve had some access to him and he’s just the greatest guy,” White said in a story accompanied by steamy photos from his latest Calvin Klein underwear campaign. “I’m also really lucky [that] Bruce is really supportive of the film.”
Back in July, the actor told Variety he and Springsteen had “texted and emailed” and were hoping to meet in person at his London concert at Wembley Stadium that month.
White, a native Brooklynite, is also doing his own singing as the “Dancing in the Dark” rocker from New Jersey.
White shows off his tattoos by a pool for his Calvin Klein photo shoot. Mert Atlas/Calvin Klein White bares his abs for Calvin Klein in August 2024. Mert Atlas/Calvin Klein
“I’m really lucky that there’s sort of a team of folks now in place to help young actors portray rock stars,” he told GQ.
“I’ve got a really talented group of people helping me train vocally, musically, to get ready for this thing.”
White has also been prepping by bingeing every clip he can find.
The actor will play Bruce Springsteen when he was 33 and recording “Nebraska.” Corbis via Getty Images
“It’s really great to go down a YouTube rabbit hole and find him at all these different periods in his life and be able to listen to his speaking voice as well as his singing voice,” he said.
“That’s kind of been the deal, just listening to him a lot and watching him a lot. It’s been really fun preparing.”
Springsteen and White have reportedly “texted and emailed.” Jeff Ross/Shutterstock
Rather than a full-fledged biopic, a la “ Elvis ,” “Deliver Me From Nowhere” will be about Springsteen recording “Nebraska,” the follow-up to 1980’s “The River,” when he was 33 years old — the same age as White.
The actor and The Boss have other similarities, White said.
“Bruce Springsteen is — I mean this in the very best way — he’s a guy,” White told the glossy.
“He’s a jeans and T-shirt kind of guy. It was exciting to know going into this thing that we had at least that in common.”
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