Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Elvis… And now Amy will have her own biopic.
It seems that Hollywood has been behind this project for years, and according to dead lineit’s at least taking off: Amy Winehouse biopic is already in the works according to media sources. Studiocanal is getting ready to make ‘Back to Black’a new film about the life of the Grammy-winning singer who tragically passed away in 2011. The director Sam Taylor-Johnson, in charge of carrying out ’50 shades of Grey’, will be the one who will sit in the directing chair. The script has been written by Matt Greenhalgh and the project is now moving fast after Taylor-Johnson tackled the film. Studiocanal is producing with Alison Owen and Debra Hayward alongside Tracey Seaward.
At the moment nothing more has been said about how they will delve into the history of the singer, but what is expected is that the film will take a look at the career, but also at the personal life of Winehouse, who began as a jazz singer. budding across North London before becoming a Grammy-winning musical superstar with hits like ‘Rehab’ and ‘Back To Black’. However, her life would be cut short in 2011 at the age of 27 after a long battle against alcohol and drugs. Winehouse thus joined the Club of 27, made up of artists who have died in strange circumstances at the age of 27, such as Jimmy Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin or Jim Morrison.
After her death in the summer of 2011, Hollywood has tried to tell her story with several projects in development, including one from Lotus Entertainment starring Noomi Rapace, but ultimately none have moved forward. While a feature film has yet to be produced, ‘Amy’, the 2015 documentary that is among the films produced by A24, has. A production that was a great success and finally won the Oscar for best documentary.
This ongoing film is being made with the full support of Amy Winehouse’s estate and producers, and now Taylor-Johnson will begin his most important search: the search for the actress that you have to paint the marked line, put on the high bun and most importantly: sing (if you do not opt for the playback) or sing the songs for which Winehouse became a star.
In addition to launching the ‘Fifty Shades’ franchise, since he directed the first film, Taylor-Johnson has worked on the Amazon series ‘Solos’ as well as the 2018 film ‘In a Thousand Pieces’ with Aaron Taylor- Johnson, Charlie Hunnam, and Billy Bob Thornton.
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