The latest musical icon to get the biopic treatment is the late Amy
Winehouse. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson from a script by
Matt Greenhalgh, Back to Black sees
Marisa Abela play the tragic British singer, with the actress also
performing Winehouse's songs.
The cast also includes Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Cowan and
Lesley Manville.
"Discovering a talent like Marisa Abela is akin to finding gold dust,"
says Taylor-Johnson. "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 in UK/ROI cinemas from April 12th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
