Deliver Me from Nowhere

Deliver Me from Nowhere is an upcoming American biographical musical drama film about American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bruce Springsteen, with focus on the conception of his album Nebraska. The film is written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on Warren Zanes' 2023 biography Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, and stars Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen. It also features Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Odessa Young, Stephen Graham, Gaby Hoffmann, and David Krumholtz in supporting roles. It will be released by 20th Century Studios in 2025.

Deliver Me from Nowhere
Directed by	Scott Cooper
Screenplay by	Scott Cooper
Based on	Deliver Me from Nowhere by Warren Zanes
Produced by	Scott Cooper Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Eric Robinson Scott Stuber
Starring	Jeremy Allen White Jeremy Strong Paul Walter Hauser Odessa Young Stephen Graham Gaby Hoffmann David Krumholtz
Cinematography	Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by	Pamela Martin
Production company	Gotham Group
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release date	2025 (2025)
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

The film will follow Bruce Springsteen on his journey to make his sixth album, a departure from his previous work and one representing the Boss at his most stripped-down and personal. Springsteen recorded Nebraska in the sparest, least fussy way possible—on a four-track cassette in his bedroom in New Jersey.

Cast

• Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen
  • Matthew Anthony Pellicano as young Bruce Springsteen
• Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau, Springsteen's manager and record producer.
• Paul Walter Hauser as Mike Batlan, Springsteen's recording engineer during the Nebraska sessions.
• Odessa Young as Faye, Bruce's love interest.
• Stephen Graham as Douglas Springsteen, Bruce’s father with whom he had a complicated relationship.
• Gaby Hoffmann as Adele Springsteen, Bruce’s mother.
• David Krumholtz as Al Teller, the record executive at Columbia.
• Marc Maron as Chuck Plotkin, Springsteen’s producer.
• Johnny Cannizzaro as Steven Van Zandt
• Harrison Gilbertson as Matt Delia, Springsteen’s close friend.
• Chris Jaymes as Dennis King, the mastering engineer.

Production

The project was first announced in March 2024, with Bruce Springsteen and his manager Jon Landau said to be actively involved with it. Producers are Scott Stuber, his first project since leaving as Chief of Film at Netflix, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Scott Cooper, Warren Zanes, and Eric Robinson, with Cooper writing and directing the adaptation of Zanes' non-fiction book Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska. Jeremy Allen White was reported to be in talks to portray Springsteen and A24 was expected to acquire the distribution rights.^[1][2] However, it was later revealed 20th Century Studios had acquired the film in a heated bidding war with A24, joining the project as financier and distributor.^[3][4] In May 2024, it was reported that Jeremy Strong was in talks to play Jon Landau.^[5] Strong confirmed the casting in October 2024.^[6] In June 2024, Paul Walter Hauser and Odessa Young joined the cast.^[7] In September, Stephen Graham joined the cast as Bruce's father Douglas Springsteen,^[8] while Harrison Gilbertson and Johnny Cannizzaro were added the following month.^[9][10] In November 2024, it was announced that Marc Maron, Gaby Hoffmann, and David Krumholtz joined the cast.^[11]

Principal photography began on October 28, 2024.^[12][13] Filming is taking place primarily in New York and New Jersey, with additional photography in Los Angeles.^[14][15] On November 1 and 4, 2024, Springsteen made special visits to the sets in Rockaway and Bayonne New Jersey where he met with White.^[16] Springsteen also visited the sets in Asbury Park on December 10 and 11, 2024, in the Meadowlands on January 8 and 9, and in Freehold Borough on January 10, 2025. Filming wrapped on January 11, 2025 in Asbury Park.

Release

Deliver Me from Nowhere is set to be released theatrically by 20th Century Studios in 2025.^[14]