Jeremy Allen White has admitted that he didn’t want advice from Timothée Chalamet or Austin Butler ahead of filming for Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.
The film charts the period in The Boss’s life where he recorded his sixth studio album ‘Nebraska’, and sees The Bear star portraying the musician.
In a new interview with Variety at the New York Film Festival, White was asked whether he sought advice from Chalamet who recently starred as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown and Butler who portrayed Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic Elvis.
White said that he didn’t because he had a direct line to Springsteen himself.
He added: “I didn’t talk to Austin [Butler], I didn’t talk to Rami [Malek, who played Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody], I didn’t talk to Timothée [Chalamet]. And sometimes I wish I had, but my process was a little different because I had Bruce.”
“There was a part of me that almost wanted to lock myself in a room alone, and if I needed to reach out to the world, then it would be to the man himself. I felt very lucky I had him so close,” he added. “A lot of what I learned from Bruce was in his actions and the way he moves through the world.”
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“Early on, I was most impressed by how gentle and kind he is with the world. For a man who has been where he has for decade after decade, that’s a real rarity to still be so grounded, to have so much humility, to be so available and honest – not just with me but with the world around him. It’s a beautiful thing to see, and it gives me hope for myself and for all artists.”
After he finished shooting Deliver Me From Nowhere, Allen teamed up with Butler on upcoming A24 crime movie Enemies.
When asked if he and Butler bonded about playing music legends and eventually shedding those characters, White said: “Very early on, Austin and I spoke about process. I had already made my film, and obviously Austin had already made his, but he was so helpful. I wish I’d met him earlier.”
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which is out in cinemas on October 24, was recently praised by critics in the first reviews.
Elsewhere, Chalamet previously told NME that he said he had been “picking” Butler’s brain non-stop for tips during preparation for A Complete Unknown. He also said he wanted Butler’s Elvis to turn up in the biopic. The pair both starred in Dune: Part Two.
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