Stephen Graham Plays Bruce Springsteen’s Father in Jeremy Allen White’s ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Stephen Graham has joined the cast of Deliver Me From Nowhere, the upcoming film starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen.

Graham, whose credits include “Peaky Blinders,” “Snatch,” “Gangs of New York” and “This Is England,” will play the boss’ father, Douglas “Dutch” Springsteen. diversity hears.

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The Scott Cooper-directed film is set to begin filming sometime this fall.

“Deliver Me From Nowhere,” from 20th Century Studios, follows Springsteen during the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska,” a dark, stripped-down album that marks an artistic shift from “Born to Run” and “Darkness on the Edge of Town” marked .”

The cast also includes Paul Walter Hauser as guitar technician Mike Batlan and Odessa Young, who reportedly plays lovers. diversity reported in May that Jeremy Strong was in talks to portray Jon Landau, Springsteen’s longtime manager.

Graham’s other film credits include Young Woman and the Sea, The Irishman, Rocketman, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men “. Don’t tell stories.” He won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role as Al Capone in “Boardwalk Empire.” His other TV credits include Little Boy Blue and Line of Duty. Graham will soon be seen in Steve McQueen’s Oscar nominee “Blitz,” Sony’s “Venom: The Last Dance” and Johnny Depp’s “Modi.”

White, who won two Emmys for his starring role as Carmy Berzatto on FX’s “The Bear,” said diversity in June that he planned to sing on “Deliver Me From Nowhere” himself. He was in contact with Springsteen for the biopic and said the rocker was supportive.

“Deliver Me From Nowhere” is based on the book of the same name by Warren Zanes. Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (“The Maze Runner” trilogy) and Eric Robinson, Cooper, Zanes and Scott Stuber are producing. Springsteen and Landau are also closely involved in the project.

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