Current:Home > InvestSee Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in first trailer for biopic 'Back to Black' -Elevate Capital Network
See Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in first trailer for biopic 'Back to Black'
Chainkeen Exchange View
Date:2025-04-07 05:21:16
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! (3365)
Related
- Kourtney Kardashian Cradles 9-Month-Old Son Rocky in New Photo
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Louisiana high court temporarily removes Judge Eboni Johnson Rose from Baton Rouge bench amid probe
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Bet365 ordered to refund $519K to customers who it paid less than they were entitled on sports bets
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
Ranking
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
Recommendation
Elon Musk’s Daughter Vivian Calls Him “Absolutely Pathetic” and a “Serial Adulterer”
NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Boy who wandered away from his 5th birthday party found dead in canal, police say
Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints