The streets of London have become during these days the scene of the filming of Back to Black, the biopic about the life of Amy Winehouse. British actress Marisa Abela has been chosen to play the remembered singer, who passed away on July 23, 2011 at age 27and we have already seen the first images that show that their resemblance is really unbelievable. Dressed in a black leather jacket, my checked dress and ballerinas, the actress also wore the characteristic hairstyle for which Amy became known worldwide, in addition to her gold hoop earrings and her intense makeup with eyeliner negro.
Marisa, 26, was shooting some scenes in the Soho area of London with her co-star, the British actor Eddie Marsan, who plays the singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse. They were next to the well-known Ronnie Scott’s jazz club, where Amy performed early in her career.
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Winehouse’s life will hit the screens with this new project directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Nowhere Boy) and which is titled Back to Black, the name of the album he released in 2006 and which was the last one he published before his death. At the time, it became the best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK.
“And for London. This is for London. Because Camden Town is not burning. I love you Amy“, is the message that Marisa Abela has written on her social networks showing how excited she is about this film. The actress was finally chosen to play Winehouse, after many months of talks, meetings… The management team had Of course, they did not want an established actress or one who was too popular, but the person in charge of giving life to Amy it had to be quite unknown to the general public.
Marisa, born in Brighton on December 7, 1996, is of Maltese, Libyan, Russian and Polish origin, as well as having Jewish ancestry. This was important in casting her as the lead in the film, as Amy’s roots were of Jewish origin. Graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in 2019, Marisa has been part of the series Industry (BBC Two and HBO) and the series COBRA (from Sky One). In addition, she shares the bill with James Norton in police thriller Rogue Agent and has participated in the film Barbiedirected by Greta Gerwig.
You only have to look at this image of the real Amy Winehouse to show how much they look alike. Corresponds to July 23, 2009, when the interpreter of Rehab She went to Westminster Magistrates Court accompanied by her father, Mitch Winehouse, and her bodyguard. Just one day later, the artist was acquitted of assault charge which had been introduced by dancer Sherene Flash, who claimed that Amy had punched her in the eye after she asked her to sign an autograph. “I feel great relief, I’m going home“, he said when leaving the courts.
