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First look at Amy Winehouse Back To Black film in new teaser trailer

The biopic of the iconic singer will hit cinemas in April

January 11, 2024 12:09
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ByJane Prinsley, Jane Prinsley

1 min read

A first look at Back to Black, the Amy Winehouse biopic, has been released by StudioCanal ahead of the film’s premiere in April.

Audiences have been given a glimpse into the winged-eyeliner world of Winehouse in a brief teaser is backed by Winehouse’s song ‘Back to Black’. Newcomer Marisa Abela stars as the North London powerhouse soul singer, who rose to fame with her debut album Frank in 2003 and her follow-up Back to Black in 2006. The multi-Grammy award-winning singer defined the sound of a generation.

Abela’s mother is Jewish and is known for her role in the 2020 BBC and HBO drama Industry. She is joined in the teaser trailer by Jack O'Connell as the singer’s husband, Blake Fielder, and Eddie Marsan as Amy's father Mitch Winehouse. The film also stars Juliet Cowan as Janis Winehouse, and Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Lesley Manville as Winehouse’s grandmother, Cynthia, whose name was inked on the singer’s right arm.

The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johson and is written by Matt Greenhalgh, who reunite following their collaboration on the 2009 John Lennon biopic, Nowhere Boy. Taylor-Johnson is also known for her work directing Fifty Shades of Grey.

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