{"id":66863,"date":"2024-01-11T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/01\/11\/marisa-abela-mesmerizes-in-first-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-biopic-trailer\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T09:03:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:03:15","slug":"marisa-abela-mesmerizes-in-first-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-biopic-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/01\/11\/marisa-abela-mesmerizes-in-first-amy-winehouse-back-to-black-biopic-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Marisa Abela Mesmerizes in First Amy Winehouse \u2018Back to Black\u2019 Biopic\u00a0Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe first trailer for director Sam Taylor-Johnson\u2019s upcoming Amy Winehouse<\/a> biopic, Back to Black<\/em>, dropped on Thursday morning (Jan. 11), in which Industry<\/em> co-star Marisa Abela fully embodies the brightly burning, troubled British R&B singer who died in 2011 at 27 of an accidental alcohol overdose after years of substance use struggles.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe 70-second trailer is cued to the title track from Winehouse\u2019s second, and final, studio album, playing out over the beloved song co-written by the singer and album producer Mark Ronson. \u201cI don\u2019t write songs to be famous, I wrote songs because I don\u2019t know what I\u2019d do if I didn\u2019t,\u201d Abela says in an interview as Winehouse in the opening shot of the preview in which the up-and-coming actress perfectly captures the Grammy-winning star\u2019s distinctive London accent.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs a crowd shouts \u201cAmy, Amy, Amy!,\u201d the camera focuses in on a shot of Winehouse from backstage \u2014 with the singer\u2019s distinctive, towering beehive hairdo, glittering short dress and cat-eye makeup on full display \u2014 before cutting to a shot of a pre-fame Winehouse strutting confidently down a Camden street smoking a cigarette and listening to music. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe clip then turns to Winehouse beginning to assemble her iconic stage look \u2014 including her many tattoos \u2014 and spotting future ex-husband and partner in debauchery Blake Fielder-Civil (Jack O\u2019Connell) in an audience as the singer begins her ascent. \u201cYou gotta remember, I ain\u2019t no Spice Girl,\u201d Winehouse says as the chronicle of her meteoric rise to fame becomes increasingly hectic.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Studio Canal film written by Matt Greenhalgh (Nowhere Boy<\/em>) was made with the support of the Winehouse estate, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing and will feature a number of the singer\u2019s most beloved hits. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe trailer\u2019s description promises that the movie will be a \u201ccelebration of the most iconic \u2013 and much missed \u2013 homegrown star of the 21st century\u2026 painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame\u2026 [and honoring] Amy\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBack to Black<\/em> will open in the U.S. on May 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the Back to Black<\/em> trailer below.<\/p>\n

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