Jeremy Allen White on becoming Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere + Taylor Swift in The Bear

Jeremy Allen White joins BBC Radio 1’s film critic Ali Plumb to talk about taking on the role of legendary rockstar Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere. He discusses his relationship with The Boss, how he reacted to him singing his songs and the special gift that he gave him. Plus, he reveals what fans now shout at him on the street! And he picks his favourite musical highlights from The Bear, including the iconic scene with Taylor Swift’s Love Story.

00:00 Intro
00:31 How Jeremy came to play Bruce Springsteen
03:18 How it feels to have Bruce on-set
04:04 How people reacted to Jeremy getting the role
05:32 When Pierce Brosnan met Bruce Springsteen
06:21 What Bruce contributed, including a special guitar
07:24 Working with director Scott Cooper
09:06 Jeremy’s most underrated Springsteen song
10:36 Taylor Swift and other musical highlights from The Bear
12:36 Working with Stephen Graham
14:22 What fans now shout at Jeremy
15:11 Jeremy’s favourite Bruce anecdote, and what makes him special

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