Amy Winehouse

The Amy Winehouse film, recounting the late singer's rise to fame, will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and star Industry's Marisa Abela.

[Elvis](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/austin-butler-interview-2022), [Freddie Mercury](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/bohemian-rhapsody-freddie-mercury-facts) and [Judy Garland](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/judy-movie), [Amy Winehouse](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/music/article/amy-winehouse-best-songs) will be the latest icon immortalised on screen in a new biopic called Black to Black, which has officially kicked off production. With cameras rolling from next week, we’re thrilled to release this first look at rising star Marisa Abela as Amy.” [Industry](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/article/industry-tv-show-cast-interview) star [Marisa Abela](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/industry-interview-2022-marisa-abela-myhala-herrold) will don the emblematic Amy Winehouse bouffant in Back to Black in an announcement by Focus Features on [Twitter.](https://twitter.com/FocusFeatures/status/1613933444106682368?s=20&t=TZ9qmAKNeCidqquLNJMb5A) Studio Canal, who'll distribute the film in Europe, similarly uploaded the announcement and first-look image of Abela, saying “One of music’s greatest artists, Amy Winehouse, comes to the big screen in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Back to Black. [Winehouse](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/mark-ronson-amy-winehouse) rose to fame in the early aughts for her distinctive, soulful voice that led her from buzzy North London one-to-watch to Grammy-winning superstar with inimitable songs like 2006's “Rehab” and “Back to Black”. [originates](https://twitter.com/StudiocanalUK/status/1613933194759507970) from. [greenlit](https://deadline.com/2022/07/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-studiocanal-sam-taylor-johnson-1235061572/) in July 2022, the film, named after Winehouse's number one single of the same name, is now swiftly moving forward.

'Back to Black', the Winehouse family-approved film about the British musician's life, is about to start filming.

The script has been written by BAFTA nominee [Matt Greenhalgh](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339043/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), who wrote the 2007 [Ian Curtis](https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/y3pkx7/kevin-cummins-joy-division-photography)biopic [Control](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421082/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). [PC Williams](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5470974/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)will be heading up the costume department on the film off the back of her work on HBO’s [The Baby](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12879632/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)and Daniel Kaluuya’s [The Kitchen](https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/wxdy94/daniel-kaluuya-netflix-movie-the-kitchen)(and has previously [contributed](https://pc-williams.com/work/i-d-magazine/)styling to i-D). [Industry](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7671070/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)’s [Marisa Abela](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3312312/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1). [Sam Taylor-Johnson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853374/), who directed [Nowhere Boy](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266029/)and [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441/) [Fifty Shades of Grey](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441/), is taking on directorial duties for Back to Black. [Amy Winehouse](https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/n7jne7/7-of-amy-winehouses-most-iconic-outfits)biopic, titled [Back to Black](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21261712/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), is happening. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/global/amy-winehouse-movie-casting-marisa-abela-1235327197/). She’ll be assisted by [Ray Woolridge](http://www.raywooldridge.co.uk/latest). Oh, and before this film drops, she has another much awaited movie in the near pipeline: Greta Gerwig’s [Barbie](https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/g5g8xx/barbie-ryan-gosling-margot-robbie-barbie-everything-we-know). We imagine more actors have been cast since filming is starting soon; those names will be announced in due course. There were a few creative decisions the team behind the film were keen to adhere to: for one, they wanted the actor who would play the role to be a relative newcomer, rather than a pop star ( [rumours](https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/lady-gaga-favoured-to-play-amy-winehouse-in-upcoming-back-to-black-biopic-403860/)that [Lady Gaga](https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/939z3v/every-lady-gaga-song-ranked)was being optioned for the part once circulated). The [movie](https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/bvmegw/oscars-golden-globes-2023-movies-streaming?)adaptation of the late singer’s life – known for her creative genius and tumultuous journey with addiction, which she succumbed to in 2011, aged 27 – is set to start shooting in January 2023, and has been given the seal of approval by the Amy Winehouse estate, including her father, Mitch Winehouse. [image](https://twitter.com/StudiocanalUK/status/1613933194759507970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1613933194759507970%7Ctwgr%5E33730806a95695ed437853abaa2cf4cc2ec24cec%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foembed.vice.com%2FG6Y8nGo%3Fapp%3D1v%3D1lazy%3D1)of Marisa as Amy to mark the start of production.

The "Industry" actor will take on the role of the late music icon in "Back to Black," directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.

She [died](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/08/amy-winehouse-alcohol-poisoning-inquest) of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at age 27. [Frank](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10900-frank/),” her acclaimed 2003 debut album. “Just like we do Amy.” She and screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh secured the support of Winehouse’s family and estate before joining the project. Previous celebrity biopics, like last year’s “ [Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-review-whitney-houston-deserves-better-than-terrible-biopic),” have too often [failed to shed](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bohemian-rhapsody-fails-freddie-mercurys-queer-parsi-roots_n_5bd20133e4b055bc9489d9e1) a satisfying level of behind-the-scenes insight into their era-defining subjects. She catapulted to global fame three years later, following the release of her second album, “ [Back to Black](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/best-album-21st-century-amy-winehouse-back-to-black).” The album featured the ubiquitous smash “Rehab” and [won five](https://www.today.com/popculture/winehouse-dominates-grammys-5-wins-wbna23100297) Grammy Awards. [Nowhere Boy](https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08nowhere.html),” Taylor-Johnson said she became a Winehouse fan while living in London’s Camden district, where the musician herself lived. [experiences](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/amy-winehouse-cancels-european-tour-dates-after-onstage-meltdown-470396/) with drug and alcohol [addiction](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13828023) made her the subject of intense [media scrutiny](http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/26/willis.winehouse.tabloids/index.html) during her lifetime. [Industry](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/industry-tv-review-4077811/).” She’s set to appear alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s “ [Barbie](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barbie-margot-robbie-teaser_n_639ca033e4b0e2fa1a442988),” due out this summer. [Back to Black](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/amy-winehouse-biopic-first-look-back-to-black-1235488763/),” directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. According to press notes, “Back to Black” is a biopic that “crashes through the looking glass of celebrity” to amplify the late singer-songwriter’s “extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did.”