Bruce Springsteen joined leading stars Jeremy Allen White and Matthew Pellicano Jr at the premiere of his biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere.
The trio appeared in high spirits as they led the stars at the event, which took place during the AFI Fest in LA on Wednesday.
For the premiere, Bruce, 76, looked effortlessly sharp in a black suit and white shirt as he posed with the film’s stars.
Jeremy, 34 – who takes on the role of The Boss – looked dapper in a shiny black suit with a brown unbuttoned shirt.
Matthew Pellicano Jr, nine, who plays young Bruce in the biopic, cut a stylish figure in a grey checked blazer and trousers.
Jeremy and Matthew were joined by their co-stars Patti Scialfa, Jeremy Strong and Jon Landau.
Bruce Springsteen joined leading star Jeremy Allen White at the premiere of his biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere
They also joined Matthew Pellicano Jr as they led the stars at the event, which took place during the AFI Fest in Hollywood on Wednesday
Also at the event were Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Janice Dickinson, Jocelyn Yates, Francine Maisler.
The event comes after Jeremy admitted her felt ‘fragile’ during the making of the movie.
The movie follows Bruce amid personal and professional struggles during the making of his 1982 album Nebraska.
Jeremy revealed that if he needed some space to process the film’s heavy story during production.
He told Entertainment Weekly: ‘(Bruce) and I spoke a lot, I remember, in preparation, I had a really wonderful afternoon or evening where he took me on the Freehold tour.
‘We would text and we would call. And then once we got to set, there was like, such a… I don’t know, I felt very fragile at times.’
The Bear actor explained that he felt ‘protective’ of The Boss as he and the cast were acting out moments that have happened in his life.
He said: ‘And in this strange way, protective of (Bruce) because, at the end of the day, these are real moments that have happened, these are real rooms.’
For the premiere, Bruce, 76, looked effortlessly sharp in a black suit , while Jeremy, 34 – who takes on the role of The Boss – looked dapper in a shiny black suit
Matthew Pellicano Jr, nine, who plays young Bruce in the biopic, cut a stylish figure in a grey checked blazer and trousers
Jeremy and Matthew were joined by their co-stars Patti Scialfa, Jeremy Strong and Jon Landau
Also at the premiere was Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
Janice Dickinson appeared in great spirits at the event
Francine Maisler and Jocelyn Yates turned heads as they posed up a storm on the red carpet
Bruce’s biopic has received mixed reviews from critics who branded the film ‘clunky’ and ‘boring’.
Filming primarily took place in locations throughout New York and New Jersey , but occasional scenes were shot in Los Angeles.
Jeremy was a ‘top choice’ by bosses to play Bruce, and was confirmed as the film’s lead in April.
Last week, the Born In The USA hitmaker joined the film’s stars and crew for its London premiere at the BFI on the South Bank in the capital.
Ahead of the movie’s cinematic release on October 24, the first round of reviews are in and critics are divided.
The Guardian‘s Adrian Horton gave the movie three stars, writing: ‘The story of Springsteen’s hard-left artistic turn, inspired by Flannery O’Connor stories and TV dramas, is certainly an interesting one.
‘Unfortunately, it’s difficult to visualize the churn of one person’s brain on fire, the ups and downs of the creative process; we end up spending a lot of time watching Bruce write lyrics in black marker indicative of overstatement – “Why???,” he writes when looking at an old headline about Charles Starkweather, whose 1958 murder spree inspired the title track. (It’s because he was “mad at the world”.)’
Adding that Deliver Me From Nowhere ‘thankfully avoids overly mythologizing the Boss’, she concludes: ‘I floated out of the theater to Nebraska’s rueful highlight Atlantic City, and haven’t wanted to stop listening to it since, stuck in its Americana groove – which is perhaps, ultimately, what we want from a biopic.’
Bruce’s biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere has received a mixed review from critics who branded the film ‘clunky’ and ‘boring’
Filming primarily took place in locations throughout New York and New Jersey , but occasional scenes were shot in Los Angeles
The Telegraph‘s Film Critic Tim Robey praises actor Jeremy’s portrayal of The Boss and how he captured the ‘introspection, the diffidence and the soul-searching of Springsteen’.
Giving the movie four stars, he also said: ‘This is not an all-stops-out portrait, and that’s not the star turn we get from The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White, either.
‘Indeed, when White strains to match Springsteen’s physicality – wrapping up a show with Born to Run – the popping neck muscles and overwhelming exertion make him look like he’s on the verge of having a stroke.’
The Times says that Jeremy ‘is no Bruce’ as their Chief Film Critic Kevin Maher declared: ‘As a lead protagonist Bruce is quite the bore.’
Awarding the movie just two stars, he added: ‘Besides the busting jugular, physically White is a billion miles away from Springsteen, often distractingly so, like bad fancy dress, or putting a pair of Levi’s on a monkey and calling him the Boss.
‘In the end it’s only essential viewing for Springsteen completists. They can loudly chant “Broooooooooose!” all through the film. Probably better that way.’
US publication Variety says Deliver Me From Nowhere ‘doesn’t do nearly enough to contextualise’ the breakthrough Bruce had with Nebraska.
Their Chief Film Critic Peter Debruge adds: ‘It shows all the headaches Bruce’s tape caused for manager Jon Landau (Jeremy Strong) and recording engineer Chuck Plotkin (Marc Maron) and his cadre of studio pros, but the technical side isn’t nearly as dramatic as it sounds, and there’s only limited interest in watching White navigate the icon’s first serious bout of depression.’
Jeremy was a ‘top choice’ by bosses to play Bruce, and was confirmed as the film’s lead in April
Deadline‘s Pete Hammond warns in his review: ‘If some fans go in expecting the equivalent of a greatest hits package, think again.’
In one of its most positive reviews yet, he brands the biopic ‘the real deal’ as he praised lead star Jeremy.
He said: ‘White, with no prior history in singing or playing guitar, studied for five months with a vocal coach as well as guitar experts. The results speak for themselves. He is utterly convincing on every count, but this is no mere NFL-style imitation.’
While The Sun‘s Dulcie Pearce branded the film a ‘waste of a fascinating subject’ and hit the ‘clunky’ biopic with a two-star review.
She said: ‘White does a reasonable impression of the tortured genius but with far too many distant, brooding stares.’
Adding it’s ‘one for the superfans’, she goes on to say: ‘There’s also flashbacks with Stephen Graham as Bruce’s alcoholic dad, which seems unnecessary.
