It is said that the English actress Marisa Abela is the “favorite” to play the late singer Amy Winehouse in the biopic ‘Back to Black’, due to her singing qualities, but also because she is a little-known face in the industry.
According to information from Variety magazine, although the selection process for the film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson has not yet finished, Abela, who has 25 years old, fits the role for being a British face not very well known, with qualities for singing and for his physical resemblance to the soul artist.
The interpreter of hits like ‘Rehab’, -who died at 27 years after fighting her addiction to drugs and alcohol for several years- will be immortalized in the new biographical film and the actress is the favorite to take on the role.
However, according to the media, Marisa has not yet received a “formal offer” to play the role. singer, but yes It is expected to be carried out when “other elements of production” have been resolved.
The star, whose origins are Maltese, Libyan, Russian and Polish, is of Jewish descent, which has been important for the creative team behind the film, to be as authentic as possible with respect to its own origin of Winehouse.
Among the few details that are known about her life, they highlight that she was born in Brighton and is not recognized as a singer in any of her film and television credits so far, but her profile indicates that she can sing loudly, with a lower vocal range that is in line with Winehouse’s.
She graduated from 2011 from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and recently joined the cast of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’, although like most things related to the film, details of her role are still unclear. In addition, she is known for her roles in the HBO series ‘Industry’ and in the Sky One production ‘COBRA’.
‘Back to Black’ is backed by Mitch Winehouse Amy’s father. In an interview with The Sun, Mitch said that the new biopic needs an actress capable of playing his daughter as the “funny, charming, brilliant and horrible” person that she was in real life.
He had previously dismissed the idea of pop superstar Lady Gaga signing on to play his late daughter, admitting he would be happier if an “unknown” actress took on the role.
“I wouldn’t mind betting on an unknown, young, English actress who looks a bit like Amy. What we want is for someone to represent Amy as she was… the funny, brilliant, charming, horrible person that she was. It doesn’t make sense for me to do the movie because I’m her father. But I’m interested in getting the right people to do it, that’s very important and we’ll do it”.
Just a few days ago it was announced that the director of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, Sam Taylor-Johnson, who is said to have been close friends with Amy in the years before her death, will lead the project.
It had also been stated that the script would be created by the writer of ‘Kinky Boots’, Geoff Deane, however, Matt Greenhalgh -who wrote ‘Control’, about the late singer of Joy Division, Ian Curtis– will be the one take over Amy’s project.
Amy Winehouse, best known for hits like ‘Valerie’ and ‘You Know I’m No Good’, died at the age of 25 due to alcohol poisoning in 2011. He produced two albums, ‘Frank’ and ‘Back to Black’, which earned him six Grammy Awards.
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