First Teaser for ‘Back to Black’ Starring Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse
by Alex Billington
January 11, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Her music, her life, her legacy.” Studiocanal UK has unveiled the first look teaser trailer for the film titled Back to Black, a dazzling Amy Winehouse biopic starring English actress Marisa Abela as the famed singer-songwriter. Discover Amy Winehouse’s incredible story in this film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. The film will delve into the life and career of Winehouse, beginning with her early days in the early 2000’s as a North London jazz musician and culminating in her rise to fame as a Grammy-winning singer with hit songs like “Rehab” and “Back to Black”. She tragically died in 2011 at the age of 27. Winehouse was already profiled before in the outstanding doc film Amy. The film’s cast includes Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Cowan, Ansu Kabia, Bronson Webb, and Lesley Manville. In 2018, Amy Winehouse’s estate signed a deal for this biopic about her life & career. This seems like it will be quite good, don’t write it of yet.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Back to Black, direct from YouTube:
“A magnetic voice. Timeless music. A true icon.” A celebration of the most iconic – and much missed – homegrown star of the 21st century, Back to Black tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, Back to Black honours Amy’s artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent. Back to Black is directed by British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, director of the films Nowhere Boy, Fifty Shades of Grey, and A Million Little Pieces previously, plus shorts and music videos and the series “Solos” and “Hunters” most recently. The screenplay is written by Matt Greenhalgh. Produced by Debra Hayward and Alison Owen. Studiocanal will debut Back to Black in UK cinemas starting April 12th, 2024, then in US theaters on May 10th to kick off the summer movie season. First impression? Look any good?
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