British actress Marisa Abela will painting Amy Winehouse in a biopic concerning the late singer, with filming attributable to start in London on Monday, manufacturing and distribution firm Studiocanal has stated.
Called “Back to Black” and directed by British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, the film will concentrate on Winehouse’s “vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame.”
The six-time Grammy Award winner died from alcohol poisoning at her north London residence on July 23, 2011. Winehouse, who struggled with drink and drug issues by means of a lot of her profession, was 27 years outdated.
Speculation had been rife as to who would play the “Rehab” and “Back to Black” singer. Rising star Abela, 26, is greatest recognized for prime octane tv drama “Industry,” a couple of group of graduates competing for jobs at a high funding financial institution.
“As a filmmaker, you can’t really ask for more. I feel excited and humbled to have this opportunity to realize Amy’s beautifully unique and tragic story to cinema accompanied by the most important part of her legacy – her music,” Taylor-Johnson stated in an announcement on Friday.
“I am fully aware of the responsibility, with my writing collaborator – Matt Greenhalgh – I will create a movie that we will all love and cherish forever. Just like we do Amy.”
Considered one of the vital gifted singers of her era, Winehouse’s premature loss of life shook the music world.
Several documentaries about her have been made, the newest narrated by her mom and airing on Britain’s BBC in 2021 to mark 10 years for the reason that singer’s loss of life.
A 2015 documentary “AMY” gained director Asif Kapadia an Oscar, though on the time the singer’s father Mitch Winehouse referred to as it deceptive and stated the household had disassociated itself from the movie.
“We are thrilled that Studiocanal, Focus Features and Monumental are making this movie celebrating our daughter Amy’s extraordinary music legacy and showcasing her talent in the way that it deserves,” The Amy Winehouse Estate stated on Friday.
