EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Cannizzaro (Jersey Boys) has joined the ensemble cast of 20th Century’s Bruce Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere. The New Jersey native will portray Springsteen's long-time confidant and E-Street band guitarist,

Deliver Me From Nowhere, the upcoming biopic about Bruce Springsteen, has cast the Steven Van Zandt role. Deliver Me From Nowhere is based on Warren Zanes’ Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska novel.

Taylor Hill/WireImage The Bruce Springsteen movie Deliver Me From Nowhere has reportedly found its Little Steven. Deadline reports that actor Johnny Cannizzaro, who starred in Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of the musical Jersey Boys,

That’s understandable, as there’s plenty to look forward to, including a biopic about one of the greatest musicians of all time –. The Boss is set to take center stage in Deliver Me from Nowhere, which will see Jeremy Allen White play the famed rock star.

Last month, Jeremy Allen White spoke about feeling "pretty excited" to work on the biopic with a "really beautiful team of people helping me," including Bruce Springsteen.

Jeremy Allen White attended the premiere of the documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band to support "The Boss."