Amy Winehouse

Amy WinehouseHer dad supports the actress playing his daughter in an upcoming biopic ... even if some people think she's a doppelgänger for Amy. Marisa.

Marissa is a great choice for the role, even if she doesn’t look like Amy. The way Mitch sees it, Marissa is Marissa and Amy is Amy … even if some people think she’s a doppelgänger for Amy.

Fans of Amy Winehouse have criticised the making of the Back To Black biopic about the singer's life as filming has started to get underway this month.

We are against this and we are upset. Negative: In reaction one said on Twitter: 'This is not a great start. More often than not, these biopics are a mess and exploitative' the Amy doc is all we need.' In reaction one said on Twitter: 'This is not a great start. More often than not, these biopics are a mess and exploitative.'

Now, let's address some things about this movie right off the bat. It's being directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who also directed Nowhere Boy and 50 Shades of ...

Another documentary, with Mitch's participation, called Reclaiming Amy was released in 2021 for the 10-year anniversary of her death. This isn't the first time a biopic of Amy's life has been discussed, but this is going ahead with the approval of Mitch Winehouse, Amy's father. According to Variety, she was a "close friend" of Amy's.

SCREAMING actress Marisa Abela is held back by police officers as she plays Amy Winehouse in scenes filmed outside the late singer's old flat.Marisa.

[Amy](https://www.the-sun.com/who/amy-winehouse/) had followed Blake into the street after he was picked up by police over an attempt to stop his GBH trial in 2007. Baby, I’ll be fine.” SCREAMING actress Marisa Abela is held back by police officers as she plays Amy Winehouse in scenes filmed outside the late singer’s old flat.

Fans of late singer Amy Winehouse are up in arms about a new biopic based on her life's story, calling it "revolting" and "bloody awful".

Especially someone like Amy who had [a] tumultuous time in the public eye,” one fan said. One fan said it was “disgusting” for her to be involved in the project, saying Winehouse deserved “so much better”. We are against this and we are upset. Amy was absolutely striking.” Taylor-Johnson said in a statement that she is “excited and humbled” to lead the project, but many fans of the singer do not share her excitement about her involvement. Baby, I’ll be fine.”

Amy Winehouse is played by Marisa Abela in the new film, whilst her husband Blake Fielder-Civil is played by Jack O'Connell.

Baby, I’ll be fine.” Amy died in 2011 aged just 27, with the coroner returning a verdict of misadventure, also noting that the content of alcohol in her blood led to ‘unintended consequences’ and her ‘sudden death’. [Back to Black](https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv) that show a distressed Amy – played by Marisa Abela – being restrained by police officers as her husband Blake – played by [Jack O’Connell](https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/amy-winehouse-biopic-jack-oconnell-725451-20230120) – is arrested. [film about a celebrity who is no longer with us](https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv/emily-ratajkowski-blonde-obsessing-dead-girls-20221002) has attracted this kind of controversy, and director Sam Taylor-Johnson was a ‘close friend’ of [Winehouse](https://www.unilad.com/celebrity), making this a bit of a ‘passion project’ for her according to Variety. The first thing to note is that this would be far from the first time a A lot of the issues seem to stem from the seemingly fictionalised version of an arrest of the

The casting of Marisa Abela has also led to friends of the late 'Rehab' singer to contest the legitimacy of the biopic.

No release date for the film has been given - however reports production will last just eight weeks is also said to have caused concern. The casting of the star of the [BBC One series Industry](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pb89) led to calls of her being miscast, and now friends of Winehouse are reportedly asking why they weren’t talked to during the initial production of the film. Winehouse was reported to have had “Nobody consulted us about Amy,’ said the friend. Amy was absolutely striking.” The casting of Marisa Abela has also led to friends of the late ‘Rehab’ singer to contest the legitimacy of the biopic

Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville have joined the ensemble cast of Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black.'

Matt Greenhalgh will pen the film, reuniting the scribe with Taylor-Johnson following their collaboration on ‘Nowhere Boy’ in 2009. Break-out star Marisa Abela (INDUSTRY) will take on the coveted lead role as Winehouse. [joined](https://deadline.com/2023/01/jack-oconnell-eddie-marsan-lesley-manville-studiocanal-focus-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-1235227675/) the ensemble cast of Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black.’

Jack O'Connell has been cast as Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil in the upcoming biopic 'Back To Black'.

[Amy Winehouse](https://www.nme.com/artists/amy-winehouse)‘s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil in the upcoming biopic about the singer’s life. [Amy](https://www.nme.com/news/music/amy-winehouse-6-1207712), a film Mitch Winehouse was critical of, as well as 2021 BBC film [Reclaiming Amy](https://www.nme.com/reviews/tv-reviews/reclaiming-amy-review-winehouse-2996916), which the singer’s father appeared in. Back To Black is set to “focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. [has emerged in the past week](https://www.nme.com/news/film/amy-winehouse-biopic-watch-marisa-abela-film-scene-3384528), including Abela, O’Connell and Marsan in character. [Netflix](https://www.nme.com/tag/netflix)‘s [Lady Chatterley’s Lover](https://www.nme.com/news/film/every-song-lady-chatterleys-lover-soundtrack-3359177), will portray Fielder-Civil, whom Winehouse married in 2007 before their divorce two years later. [Back To Black](https://www.nme.com/news/film/amy-winehouse-biopic-industry-star-marisa-abel-back-to-black-3380532), which is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and began filming last week, stars [Industry](https://www.nme.com/series/industry)‘s Marisa Abela as the late star – who passed away in 2011.

The film has been criticised by Amy Winehouse fans for casting Marisa Abela as the late singer.

Amy Winehouse's biopic resumes filming in London with Marisa Abela portraying the singer, but fans are not pleased.

[entertainment industry](https://thenerdstash.com/?s=entertainment+industry), her father, Mitch, appears to have a different opinion following the filming. Mitch mentioned that Abela is a perfect fit for the role, but she looks nothing close to his daughter. For them, the deceased should be allowed to rest in peace. Many claim the production seeks to exploit her legacy and feed off her trauma. They are clamoring for the deceased to rest in peace. The production has remained true to these words, as photos from its London street filming show Abela acting hysterical as she played the singer Blake Fielder-Civil’s arrest.

If there's one thing mainstream Hollywood loves right now, it's using a famous deceased person's life for a tragic biopic.So it's no surprise the latest ...

It should be a hard pass for everyone else too.\u201d— Nerd Girl Says (@Nerd Girl Says) It's an horrible attempt to win money by the same people who put her down in the past. As a filmmaker you can’t really ask for more," Taylor-Johnson said. Gonna be a hard pass for me. \ud83c\udf3f (@L \u2022 tlou spoilers!! His father abandoned her, stuck to her fame, now is building a false image with this film, after the 2015 doc.\n\nLet Amy rest in peace.\u201d— Artemis (@Artemis)

Late singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse is the subject of upcoming biopic "Back to Black," with Marisa Abela playing the Grammy winner.

“The documentary was wonderful and showed a little bit of her humanity. “Back to Black” marks the first fictionalized biopic of Amy’s life after multiple botched projects over the years. Noomi Rapace and Tania Raymonde were previously attached to star in separate projects about the late singer-songwriter. “I’m trying to put together a script and some cool ideas on how to tell her history and approach producers for that. The Focus Features film is helmed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Nowhere Boy”) with production beginning January 16 in London. “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. Even if I’m in a restaurant and they’re playing her music on the radio, it gives me chills. The couple divorced in 2009, two years before Amy’s overdose death in 2011. She will always be 27 years old and she will always sing our favorite songs. And we will always miss our sweet girl. [casting](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/marilyn-monroe-ana-de-armas-blonde-accent-backlash-1234747172/) of “Industry” breakout [Marisa Abela](https://www.indiewire.com/t/marisa-abela/) as the Grammy-winning singer. [Amy Winehouse](https://www.indiewire.com/t/amy-winehouse/)’s father is standing by the controversial casting of the upcoming biopic “ [Back to Black](https://www.indiewire.com/t/back-to-black/).”

Jack O'Connell has been confirmed to play Blake Fielder-Civil in new Amy Winehouse biopic, 'Back To Black', which is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.

I feel excited and humbled to have this opportunity to realise Amy’s beautifully unique and tragic story to the cinema, accompanied by the most important part of her legacy – her music. [The Sam Taylor-Johnson directed movie is currently filming in London](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/amy-winehouse-biopic-in-production/), and stars Industry’s Marisa Abela as Winehouse. I got a job at the legendary KOKO club, and I can still breathe every market stall, vintage shop, and street.”

The film has been criticised by Amy Winehouse fans for casting Marisa Abela as the late singer.

“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,” read a statement from her estate. Mrs Harris Goes to Paris actor Lesley Manville will play the musician’s maternal grandmother. Critics quickly pointed out their disappointment with the casting of Abela.

Biopics are a tried and true genre in the film industry, especially related to beloved figures from the music world. We've seen this in projects Walk the ...

[Oscar winning megahit back in 2018](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2471130/all-the-major-awards-bohemian-rhapsody-won), followed by the [Elton John movie Rocketman](https://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/2474146/rocketman-review). After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. [A documentary was previously released](https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Amy-Winehouse-Documentary-Overperforming-Box-Office-73247.html) about her life. Mitch Winehouse’s comments stand in stark juxtaposition to the sentiments about Back to Black on social media this week. [and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/elvis-austin-butler-went-to-great-lengths-to-become-the-king-including-not-seeing-his-family-for-months), and now there’s a movie coming up all about late English pop star Amy Winehouse. Some of those fans don’t want the tragedy of her death exploited. Corey was born and raised in New Jersey. Double majored in theater and literature during undergrad. And he seems all too happy with Marisa Abela’s acting chops, even though she doesn’t actually look much like the iconic crooner. But Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse spoke to We’ve seen this in projects Walk the Line, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, He’s not wrong in that regard.

Biopics are a tried and true genre in the film industry, especially related to beloved figures from the music world. We've seen this in projects Walk the ...