Abela

The trailer for the biopic that centres around Amy Winehouse's career and her album of the same name is here! On Saturday, Focus Features released the trailer of Back to Black, which stars Marisa Abela as the iconic singer who rose to stardom and then died in 2011 at age 27 from accidental alcohol poisoning. (Also read: Brad Pitt scores latest win in Château Miraval dispute against Angelina Jolie over $500M French Winery) Marisa Abela in a still from Back to Black. About the trailerThe trailer opens with the…

One does not simply wake up one morning and embody Amy Winehouse. According to vocal coach Anne-Marie Speed, Back to Black star Marisa Abela trained “like an athlete”” to transform into the “Valerie” singer.  In an interview with The Guardian, Speed opened up about the process of preparing Abela to play the lead in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming biopic. The two worked together between September 2022 and January 2023, when shooting started for the film.  In those months, Abela had to learn to sing, play the…

Studio Canal has dropped the first teaser trailer for its forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. The clip showcases Industry actress Marisa Abela as Winehouse, who intones “I want to be remembered for just being me.” The trailer also offers glimpses of Jack O’Connell as Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, and Lesley Manville, who plays Winehouse’s grandmother, Cynthia Winehouse. It’s soundtracked by Winehouse’s 2006 song “Back to Black.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4VJLCyD3g The…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA new image has been released from the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, following the divisive discourse surrounding the project at the start of the year.The image of Marisa Abela (Industry, COBRA), shows her bearing an uncanny resemblence to the late singer, sporting her trademark lip piercing and famous winged eyeliner. The still might assuage concerns among fans that…

Last year it was announced that Sam Taylor-Johnson would direct an Amy Winehouse biopic titled Back to Black. Now the first image has been released of Marisa Abela in the title role, wearing the late singer’s trademark black beehive and gold hoop earrings. Back to Black will chronicle Winehouse’s time living in London in the early 00s and her rise to fame. The film was written by the Manchester-born screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh, who wrote the script for Taylor-Johnson’s 2009 John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, and unlike the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAmy Winehouse will receive the biopic treatment in a new film about the singer.On Friday (13 January), it was announced that the project, titled Back to Black, will be directed by Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson.Starring as Winehouse will be Marisa Abela, who plays Yasmin Kara-Hanani in the TV series Industry, which is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.It is believed…

Industry star Marisa Abela is the top choice to play Amy Winehouse in biopic Back to Black, insiders have reportedly said.The 25-year-old actor – known for her leading role as Yasmin Yazdani in the financial drama – is apparently the front-runner to play the Grammy-winning singer in StudioCanal’s forthcoming film. Sources told Deadline that Abela has been the producers’ top pick after she blew them away in a singing test during her audition in June. Several other actors have tested for the role, but sources close to…