Timothee Chalamet’s Bob Dylan Biopic Sounds Great But I’m Way More Excited For Jeremy Allen White’s First Singing Role

Summary Chalamet shines as Dylan in A Complete Unknown's trailer praised for versatility.

White faces big challenge as Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere.

Deliver Me From Nowhere may offer more raw, lasting portrayal than A Complete Unknown.

Timothée Chalamet's upcoming Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown sounds promising, but I really can't wait for Deliver Me From Nowhere. Chalamet's singing performance as the iconic Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown's trailer has already been widely praised by experts, which is not very surprising considering how versatile and commanding Chalamet has proven to be in just about every movie he has starred in. There is no question that I am very excited to see Chalamet play Dylan and hopefully continue his impressive box office/critical acclaim streak, but Jeremy Allen White playing Bruce Springsteen sounds way more compelling at face value.

Fresh off the box office success of 2023's Wonka and 2024's Dune: Part Two, Chalamet is poised to keep the momentum going in the upcoming biopic, which is directed by 2-time Academy Award nominee James Mangold (Ford v Ferrari, Logan, Walk the Line). Mangold wrote the screenplay for A Complete Unknown along with Academy Award nominee Jay Cocks (The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York, Silence). Chalamet will portray Dylan's early days as the groundbreaking face of contemporary American music in the 1960s and chronicle his legendary transformative performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

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Jeremy Allen White Plans To Sing As A Young Bruce Springsteen In Deliver Me From Nowhere

Pulling off a convincing Springsteen could be harder than nailing Dylan

Attempting to convincingly pull off Springsteen's unmistakable singing voice and one-of-a-kind passionate charisma could very well be the greatest challenge of White's career.

Jeremy Allen White recently confirmed that he plans to sing as Bruce Springsteen, otherwise known as “The Boss”, in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. Springsteen is a voice of a generation in his own right, with countless larger-than-life rock songs such as "Born In The U.S.A.", "Born to Run", "Thunder Road", and "Hungry Heart." Deliver Me From Nowhere, however, will chronicle Springsteen's creative process while he made Nebraska, his solo acoustic record that was idiosyncratic and unlike anything else the rocker songwriter had ever done before. The film is based on the celebrated 2023 book of the same name by Warren Zanes.

Regardless of what era of Springsteen's career Deliver Me From Nowhere will primarily focus on, pulling off Springsteen's unmistakable singing voice, and passionate charisma, could very well be the greatest challenge of White's career. White is undoubtedly qualified for the job, having won an Emmy for his role as the conflicted yet expertly talented Carmy in The Bear, but will certainly be challenged by the magnitude of playing Springsteen, who is arguably a more difficult singer to convincingly pull off than Dylan. Knowing White’s work ethic, he could very well learn to play the guitar and harmonica too. That level of guaranteed devotion from White makes his Springsteen rendition incredibly exciting.

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Timothee Chalamet Has Already Proven He Can Sing In Wonka & A Complete Unknown Trailer

Jeremy Allen White is largely untested outside of his television bad-boy personas

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JAW has hardly broken out of the comfort zone of his "Carmy and Lip Gallagher intelligent bad boy persona" that has made him a household name through The Bear and his other critically acclaimed series, Shameless.

Chalamet is everywhere nowadays and is unquestionably a great talent, nailing just about every role he has been in as of late. He proved doubters wrong with his singing in the surprise 2023 box office hit Wonka and is poised to do the same with A Complete Unknown. At this point, seeing Chalamet take on a living legend such as Dylan makes sense, whereas Jeremy Allen White has yet to be tested on that level. Granted, White is not nearly as big of a movie star as Chalamet is, which is true of the vast majority of working actors, but Deliver Me From Nowhere should be a huge launching pad for him in movies.

What's more, JAW has hardly broken out of the comfort zone of his "Carmy and Lip Gallagher intelligent bad boy persona" that has made him a household name through The Bear and his other critically acclaimed series, Shameless. It will be exciting, and frankly, a natural and necessary progression of his career as one of the biggest rising stars in film and television, to see him demonstrate a wider range of his talents as Bruce Springsteen. Deliver Me From Nowhere also seems like a grittier and darker look into Springsteen's character and psyche during one of the most overlooked eras of his career, which sounds right up White's alley.

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Why Deliver Me From Nowhere Could Be Better Than A Complete Unknown

Pulling off Springsteen might be the biggest challenge of JAW's career

Deliver Me From Nowhere will be directed by Crazy Heart’s Scott Cooper, which is full of dark notes and a sense of despair with a standout Oscar-winning performance by Jeff Bridges.

Deliver Me From Nowhere will be directed by Crazy Heart’s Scott Cooper, which is full of dark notes and a sense of despair with a standout Oscar-winning performance by Jeff Bridges. The film is also based on a renowned nonfiction book, which should play to its advantage, and is more of a story about Bruce overcoming his personal demons rather than being a celebratory success story, which A Complete Unknown looks to be. Deliver Me From Nowhere has the potential to be more raw, profound, and ultimately more lasting than A Complete Unknown, especially if Jeremy Allen White finds a way to nail Springsteen's aura.