StudioCanal and Monumental Pictures have released the first trailer for the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, ‘Back To Black’.
The film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, stars Marisa Abela as the Rehab singer, charting her early years in London and rise to global success.
Jack O’Connell stars as Winehouse’s ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, with Eddie Marsan as her father Mitch, Juliet Cowan as her mother Janis and Lesley Manville as her grandmother Cynthia.
Of the film, which was made with the approval of the singer’s estate, Taylor-Johnson said in a press release: “Discovering a talent like Marisa Abela is akin to finding gold dust. The moment she looked into the lens at her first audition I knew she was the perfect actor to play Amy Winehouse.
“She put in an enormous amount of work, attention to every detail and she trained daily for hours to be able to sing throughout the entire movie. She doesn’t impersonate Amy, she inhabits her.”
‘Back To Black’ is based on a script by Matt Greenhalgh, with Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Nicky Kentish-Barnes serving as producers.
In December, the Love Is A Losing Game singer’s parents said in a statement: “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.”
