Deliver Me From Nowhere Could Spark a New Wave of Bruce Springsteen Movies
Fresh off its world premiere at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival and now in theaters, the Jeremy Allen White-led Deliver Me From Nowhere may be just the opening act—director Scott Cooper says he and Bruce Springsteen are already mapping what comes next, hinting at more Springsteen stories for the big screen.
Scott Cooper is not done with Bruce Springsteen. After launching his Jeremy Allen White-led biopic at Telluride, he is already talking about what else to put on screen from the Boss's life. And honestly, there is plenty there.
So... are more Springsteen movies actually coming?
Maybe. At AFI Fest, Cooper said he and Springsteen have already talked about continuing past this first film because a lot of Bruce's story could work as cinema. He also dropped a very pointed comparison.
'I suppose if you can make four Beatles movies, you can make a couple of Bruce Springsteen movies... There are so many chapters in Bruce's life, in all seriousness, that are quite right for cinematic treatment. That's something, quite honestly, that Bruce and I have discussed. I think he really loves this film. He's loved the experience.'
Translation: if this one connects, do not be surprised when Cooper and Springsteen pick another chapter.
Where the first film stands
'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' had its world premiere at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival and is now in theaters. Cooper writes and directs, adapting Warren Zanes's book of the same name. Jeremy Allen White plays Springsteen.
What this movie actually covers
The film zeroes in on the making of 'Nebraska' in 1982. Springsteen was right on the edge of massive fame and trying to figure out how to carry that while dealing with old wounds. He cut the album alone on a 4-track in his New Jersey bedroom. It ended up becoming one of his most lasting records: spare, haunted, and full of characters who feel like they're wandering the edge, trying to find something to hang onto.
Who plays who
- Jeremy Strong as longtime manager and confidant Jon Landau
- Paul Walter Hauser as guitar tech Mike Batlan
- Stephen Graham as Bruce's father, Doug
- Odessa Young as Faye, a love interest
- Gaby Hoffmann as Bruce's mom, Adele
- Marc Maron as producer Chuck Plotkin
- David Krumholtz as Columbia Records executive Al Teller
Behind the camera
Produced by Scott Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, and Scott Stuber. Executive producers are Tracey Landon, Jon F. Vein, and Warren Zanes.