Back to Black (film)
Back to Black is an upcoming biographical film based on the life of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, played by Marisa Abela. The film is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Matt Greenhalgh. The film also stars Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Cowan and Lesley Manville. Following the death of Winehouse in 2011, several filmmakers attempted to create biopic projects but none of them progressed. In 2018, Winehouse's estate announced they had signed a deal for a biopic about her life and career. By July 2022, StudioCanal moved forward with production and filming took place in London from January to April 2023. Premise
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". Cast
 Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse

 Jack O'Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil
 Eddie Marsan as Mitch Winehouse
 Juliet Cowan as Janis Winehouse-Collins
 Lesley Manville as Cynthia Winehouse

Production

Development 
After the death of Winehouse in 2011, filmmakers attempted to create a feature biopic with various projects, but none moved forward. One project included one in 2015 from Lotus Entertainment with Noomi Rapace attached to star. In October 2018, it was announced that Winehouse's estate had signed a deal to make a biopic about her life and career. In July 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that StudioCanal was moving forward with a feature film entitled Back to Black portraying Winehouse's life and music career. Sam Taylor-Johnson directed from a script by Matt Greenhalgh. The film will feature many of Winehouse's songs from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Publishing. The film is an American and British co-production with StudioCanal, Focus Features and Monumental Pictures. Casting
In January 2023, it was reported that Marisa Abela would star as Winehouse. Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan and Lesley Manville were added to the cast later that month. O'Connell portrays , Amy's husband from 2007 to 2009. Marsan and Manville play Amy's father and grandmother, Mitch Winehouse and Cynthia Winehouse, respectively. Juliet Cowan portrays Amy's mother, Janis Winehouse-Collins. Filming
Principal photography took place in London from January to April 2023, with Polly Morgan as cinematographer. Scenes were filmed at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, outside Winehouse's first flat in Camden Town and at Primrose Hill. In February, scenes were shot inside the Metropolis Studios in Chiswick. From 13 March to 18 March, production moved to Fitzrovia to film scenes at the Fitzroy Square. That following week, Abela and O'Connell shot scenes at the London Zoo. Release
Back to Black will be distributed by Focus Features in the United States, with its parent company Universal Pictures distributing internationally excluding the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux, Scandinavia and Poland, where StudioCanal will distribute. References

External links
  at Focus Features
 
 
 

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