After several attempts at an Amy Winehouse biopic fell through, a new film about the musician’s life — tilted Back to Black — is in the works.
The movie will follow Winehouse’s journey from her humble roots as a North London jazz singer to a Grammy-winning artist belting hits like “Rehab.” The biopic’s title is a nod to her critically acclaimed album of the same name.
Winehouse died in July 2011 from alcohol poisoning after previous addiction struggles. She was 27 years old.
Hollywood has tried to produce a film about Winehouse’s life multiple times. In 2018, her family agreed to a deal with Monumental Pictures to have her story adapted by Kinky Boots writer Geoff Deane. Lotus Entertainment cast Noomi Rapace as the “Me and Mr. Jones” singer with Kristen Sheridan directing, but the project ultimately fell through.
In late 2021, another biopic called Saving Amy, based on Daphne Barak’s 2010 book of the same name, was reportedly in development from Halcyon Studio, but that also didn’t reach the silver screen.
Back to Black, which was granted approval from Winehouse’s estate, is written by screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Actress Marisa Abela was tapped to play the singer in the May 2024 picture.
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