{"id":50059,"date":"2023-01-15T09:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T09:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/check-out-marisa-abela-as-amy-winehouse-as-sam-taylor-johnsons-biopic-start-shooting-next-week\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T09:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T09:24:24","slug":"check-out-marisa-abela-as-amy-winehouse-as-sam-taylor-johnsons-biopic-start-shooting-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/check-out-marisa-abela-as-amy-winehouse-as-sam-taylor-johnsons-biopic-start-shooting-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Marisa Abela As Amy Winehouse As Sam Taylor-Johnson&#8217;s Biopic Start Shooting Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main \"\/>\n<p>Well, it\u2019s official: \u201c<strong>Industry<\/strong>\u201d star\u00a0<strong>Marisa Abela<\/strong>\u00a0performs\u00a0<strong>Amy Winehouse<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Sam Taylor-Johnson<\/strong>\u2018s upcoming biopic \u201c<strong>Back To Black<\/strong>.\u201d The long-gestating project finally enters production on January 16 in London. The film traces Winehouse\u2019s rise to fame in London within the early \u201900s, when she and Taylor-Johnson first met and have become pals in Camden\u2019s High Street scene.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/back-to-black-industry-star-marisa-abela-emerges-as-frontrunner-to-play-amy-winehouse-in-biopic-20220729\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ MORE: \u2018Back To Black\u2019: \u2018Industry\u2019 Star Marisa Abela Emerges As Frontrunner To Play Amy Winehouse In Biopic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taylor-Johnson has had the undertaking in thoughts for some time, however Abela emerged because the frontrunner for the Winehouse function solely final summer time. It\u2019s Abela\u2019s first headlining function in her movie profession. Outside of \u201cIndustry,\u201d a collection that\u2019s a sensation unto itself, Abela\u2019s current work contains \u201c<strong>She Is Love<\/strong>\u201d and a small function in\u00a0<strong>Greta Gerwig<\/strong>\u2018s upcoming \u201c<strong>Barbie<\/strong>,\u201d out this summer time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor-Johnson directs \u201cBack To Black\u201d from a script by\u00a0<strong>Matt Greenhalgh<\/strong>. The pair additionally collaborated on 2009s \u201c<strong>Nowhere Boy<\/strong>.\u201d Greenhalgh\u2019s different work contains one other British music biopic, \u201c<strong>Control<\/strong>,\u201d about Joy Division frontman\u00a0<strong>Ian Curtis<\/strong>. \u201cBack To Black\u201d is a big enterprise for Taylor-Johnson, with full assist from\u00a0<strong>Universal Music Group<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Sony Music Publishing<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>The Amy Winehouse Estate<\/strong>. Taylor-Johnson additionally serves as co-executive producer on the movie with\u00a0<strong>Anne Cherel<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Aska Yamaguchi<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Sophie Leuthreau<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>Studiocanal<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Howard Meyers<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Marin Bobb\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0<strong>Focus Features<\/strong>. Focus additionally handles the movie\u2019s US distribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack To Black\u201d isn\u2019t simply one other movie undertaking for Taylor-Johnson, however a love letter to an previous pal. \u201cMy connection to Amy began when I left college and was hanging out in the creatively diverse London borough of Camden,\u201d Taylor-Johnson mentioned in a press assertion. \u201cI got a job at the legendary KOKO CLUB, and I can still breathe every market stall, vintage shop and street\u2026 A few years later Amy wrote her searingly honest songs whilst living in Camden. Like with me, it became part of her DNA. I first saw her perform at a talent show at Ronnie Scott\u2019s Jazz Club in Soho and it was immediately obvious she wasn\u2019t just \u2019talent\u2019\u2026 she was genius. As a filmmaker you can\u2019t really ask for more. I feel excited and humbled to have this opportunity to realise Amy\u2019s beautifully unique and tragic story to cinema accompanied by the most important part of her legacy \u2013 her music. I am fully aware of the responsibility, with my writing collaborator \u2013 Matt Greenhalgh \u2013 I will create a movie that we will all love and cherish forever. Just like we do Amy.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before her passing away in 2011, Amy Winehouse rapidly turned some of the widespread recording artists in current historical past. Her 2006 album \u201c<strong>Back To Black<\/strong>\u201d cemented her stardom, successful a (then) record-breaking 5\u00a0<strong>Grammy<\/strong>\u00a0Awards, together with Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for \u201c<strong>Rehab<\/strong>.\u201d She went on to promote over 30 million information worldwide, and generated over 80 million streams per thirty days. Producer\u00a0<strong>Alison Owen\u00a0<\/strong>appears ahead to potraying Winehouse\u2019s legacy onscreen.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u201c<\/em>Amy Winehouse is the greatest musical talent of the 21st century so far,\u201d mentioned Owen. \u201cBut like so many female icons, the tragedy of her death has seemed to obscure the triumph of her talent\u2026the fun of the noughties, the craziness of Camden, her youth and brilliance \u2013 we want to reclaim that for her, with this film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With manufacturing on \u201cBack To Black\u201d underway beginning subsequent week, the movie could also be prepared for awards season subsequent 12 months. But a 2024 theatrical launch is extra probably. Check out a first-look picture of Marisa Abela as Winehouse under.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img onload=\"Wpfcll.r(this,true);\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13111847\/MARISA-ABELA-TO-STAR-IN-THE-FEATURE-FILM-ON-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-AMY-WINEHOUSE-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Back To Black, Marisa Abela, Sam Taylor-Johnson\" class=\"wp-image-447723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13111847\/MARISA-ABELA-TO-STAR-IN-THE-FEATURE-FILM-ON-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-AMY-WINEHOUSE-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13111847\/MARISA-ABELA-TO-STAR-IN-THE-FEATURE-FILM-ON-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-AMY-WINEHOUSE-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13111847\/MARISA-ABELA-TO-STAR-IN-THE-FEATURE-FILM-ON-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-AMY-WINEHOUSE-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13111847\/MARISA-ABELA-TO-STAR-IN-THE-FEATURE-FILM-ON-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-AMY-WINEHOUSE-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.theplaylist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/13111847\/MARISA-ABELA-TO-STAR-IN-THE-FEATURE-FILM-ON-THE-LIFE-AND-MUSIC-OF-AMY-WINEHOUSE.jpg 1200w\" data-wpfc-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){var js, fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if(d.getElementById(id)) return; js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.0\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Well, it\u2019s official: \u201cIndustry\u201d star\u00a0Marisa Abela\u00a0performs\u00a0Amy Winehouse\u00a0in\u00a0Sam Taylor-Johnson\u2018s upcoming biopic \u201cBack To Black.\u201d The long-gestating project finally enters production on January 16 in London. The film traces Winehouse\u2019s rise to fame in London within the early \u201900s, when she and Taylor-Johnson first met and have become pals in Camden\u2019s High Street scene.\u00a0\u00a0 READ MORE: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-50059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}