The biopic dedicated to Amy Winehouse is revealed through a first image. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson – to whom we owe the erotic film fifty Shades of Gray – this feature film titled back to black will feature actress Marisa Abela as the famous British singer.
As filming is about to begin in London from January 16, Studiocanal, which produces the project, shared a first look at Marisa Abela in the role of the interpreter on Twitter. rehabilitation.
“One of music’s greatest artists, Amy Winehouse, comes to the big screen in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Back to Black. […] We are delighted to bring you this first look at rising star Marisa Abela as Amy,” the studio tweeted.
Sought for several months for the role.
Revealed in the series. Industry on HBO, Marisa Abela also starred in the television series COBRA broadcast on the Sky channel and alongside James Norton in the police thriller rogue agent.
Last July, the American magazine variety announced that the 26-year-old British actress was approached to land the role of Amy Winehouse in this biopic.
Written by John Lennon biography writer Matt Greenhalgh, nowhere boy, back to black will trace the life and career of the singer, from her debut on the North London jazz scene to the immense success of her album back to blackand his tube rehabilitationbefore his tragic death in 2011 from alcohol poisoning at the age of 27.
If the biopic projects dedicated to Amy Winehouse have multiplied for years, back to black it will be the first of its kind to see the light of day in the cinema. At the moment no release date has been announced.
Source: BFM TV

