Current:Home > MySee Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in first trailer for biopic 'Back to Black' -FinTechWorld
See Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in first trailer for biopic 'Back to Black'
View
Date:2025-04-16 19:48:49
Amy Winehouse's story is getting the biopic treatment.
The first trailer for "Back to Black," a new film starring Marisa Abela as the late singer, debuted on Thursday. The short teaser offers glimpses of Abela's Winehouse performing to cheering crowds, being chased by the paparazzi and recording the movie's title song.
"I don't write songs to be famous," she says in the trailer. "I write songs because I don't know what I'd do if I didn't." She also declares that she "ain't no Spice Girl," and the footage closes with Abela's Winehouse reflecting that she wants to "be remembered for just being me."
The trailer also provides a look at Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil, played by Jack O'Connell.
"Back to Black" was directed by "Fifty Shades of Grey" filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, whose first movie, "Nowhere Boy," was about a young John Lennon. Matt Greenhalgh, the screenwriter of "Nowhere Boy," also wrote "Back to Black."
Watch Amy Winehouse biopic trailer
Winehouse, whose short but iconic career also produced hits like "Rehab," struggled with drug and alcohol addiction during her life and was found dead in her home in 2011 at age 27. Her cause of death was ruled as accidental alcohol poisoning.
Remembering Amy WinehouseA look back at the singer's life and career in photos
According to Focus Features, "Back to Black" will feature "many" of Winehouse's hit songs, and it's being made with the full support of The Amy Winehouse Estate. "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," the estate previously said.
Taylor-Johnson also said she is "fully aware of the responsibility" of telling Winehouse's "beautifully unique and tragic story," promising to "create a movie that we will all love and cherish forever. Just like we do Amy." Focus Features describes the movie as a "never-before-seen glimpse" into Winehouse’s rise to fame and release of her album "Back to Black," which debuted in 2006. The studio adds, "The film is an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the relationship that inspired one of the most legendary albums of all time."
"Back to Black":What we learned from the new Amy Winehouse documentary
Abela is best known for starring as Yasmin on "Industry," and she also recently appeared in a small role as Teen Talk Barbie in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie."
"Back to Black," the latest in a string of biopics about iconic musicians including "Elvis" and "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody," also stars Eddie Marsan as Winehouse's father, Mitch, Juliet Cowan as her mother, Janis, and Lesley Manville as her grandmother, Cynthia.
The film is scheduled for release in the United States on May 10.
veryGood! (32265)
Related
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Kylie Jenner's Interior Designer Reveals the Small Changes That Will Upgrade Your Home
- In MLB's battle to stay relevant, Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers contract is huge win for baseball
- 4 coffee table art books from 2023 that are a visual feast
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- France says one of its warships was targeted by drones from direction of Yemen. Both were shot down
- France says one of its warships was targeted by drones from direction of Yemen. Both were shot down
- Dozens of animals taken from Virginia roadside zoo as part of investigation
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- Amanda Bynes Returns to the Spotlight With Her Own Podcast and New Look
Ranking
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
- At DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly younger president America needs
- Chris Evert will miss Australian Open while being treated for cancer recurrence
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- LSU QB Jayden Daniels wins 2023 Heisman Trophy
- 2 Chainz Shares Video from Ambulance After Miami Car Crash
- Anne Hathaway's Stylist Erin Walsh Reveals Her Foolproof Tips for Holiday Fashion
Recommendation
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
Thousands of revelers descend on NYC for annual Santa-themed bar crawl SantaCon
Packers have big salary-cap and roster decisions this offseason. Here's what we predict
Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin lies motionless on ice after hit from behind
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
Jersey City's 902 Brewing hops on the Tommy DeVito train with new brew 'Tommy Cutlets'
'Tis The Season For Crazy Good Holiday Deals at Walmart, Like $250 Off A Dyson Vacuum