in the trailer for new biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. The film follows Springsteen as he records his sixth album, the stark and stripped-down Nebraska, testing the patience of a record label who want a follow-up to his 1980 pop hit Hungry Heart.

White, who has won three Emmys for his lead performance in The Bear, is seen playing harmonica and singing Nebraska's title track, as well as Springsteen's breakthrough hit Born To Run. The film comes after another legendary US singer-songwriter got the biopic treatment, with Timothee Chalamet receiving an Oscar nomination for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

To play Springsteen, White studied hundreds of archive videos to capture the singer's characteristic New Jersey rasp and athletic stage moves. "There's just so much footage," he told GQ magazine last year. "It's really great to go down a YouTube rabbit hole and find him at all these different periods in his life and be able to listen to his speaking voice as well as his singing voice. It's been really fun preparing."

Springsteen, a regular visitor to the film set, praised White's performance, calling him "a terrific actor" who sings "very well". "He's got an interpretation of me that I think the fans will deeply recognise and he's just done a great job, so I've had a lot of fun," said the star.

Fan reaction to the trailer has been cautiously optimistic. "I was expecting to hate the look of this, but I got quite emotional watching the trailer," said one comment under the trailer on YouTube. White "doesn't look like The Boss as much as I was expecting," added another, "but that last shot on stage is what sold me!"

"I wasn't sure at first, but I do see a little Bruce in Jeremy Allen White," commented a user on Reddit. "Not like total dopplegangers by any means, but there's a bit of a likeness." "It looks like a well-made film," added another. "I'm just not convinced, based on the trailer, that I'm watching a film about Bruce." (BBC/Disney)