Amy Winehouse, the British singer, died at the age of 27. photo by Reuters
British director Sam Taylor-Johnson, responsible for the first episode of the saga 50 shades of GreyDirected to a biopic about the life of the singer Amy Winehouse.
According to a newspaper exclusive Deadlineafter years of waiting in which several projects to portray the life of the London artist have failedthis film is already in the casting phase and has the approval of Amy Winehouse’s family.
Also behind the script for the long-awaited biopic are British Matt Greenhalgh and French production company Studiocanal, which has subsidiary companies in the UK, where filming is expected to begin once the cast is selected.
A sensitive soul. Amy Winehouse had a busy life and left music to remember.
From start to finish
The first descriptions of the script speak of a film that will retrace the singer’s beginnings in London jazz bars until her rise to stardom, thanks to the acclaimed album Back to Black already hits like rehabilitation or You know I’m not good.
will also narrate the dark side of fame and its addiction problemswhich led to her tragic death in 2011, at just 27 years old.
Attempts are underway to make a film about Winehouse without ever thriving, being the one inspired by the 2010 book Save Amy (save amy), by Daphne Barak, one of those who captured the most headlines, even if there is no more news about it.
In her short career, Amy Winehouse has won several Grammys and Brit Awards. photo by Reuters
Who will play Amy?
Although the new project is at a very early stage, sources consulted by the magazine Variety They say the director wants the role of the protagonist falls on an unknown figure for the general public.
These same people say that Taylor-Johnson is very involved in the whole process, since she was a personal friend of Amy Winehouse.
Indeed, this tape has the approval of the singer’s father, Mitch Winehousewho previously starred in a BBC documentary on the 10th anniversary of her daughter’s death.
Amy Winehouse’s life has already been the subject of a documentary in the past, with the controversial 2015 Oscar-winning film Amyby the director Asif Kapadyawho was harshly criticized by his father for not leaving him in a good position.
The BBC, for its part, has released two documentaries: One with the approval of the father, Claiming Amyand another with the version of his goddaughter, Amy Winehouse and I: Dionne’s shop.
Amy Jade Winehouse (London, 14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was a British singer and composer of various musical genres, mainly jazz, rhythm and blues, soul and ska.
Amy Winehouse, in a London courthouse. Her problems with the law have overshadowed her career. AFP photo
His alto vocal range has been described as “acoustically powerful” and able to “deeply express their emotions”something for which it has always been recognized, for better or for worse.
In 2003 he released his debut album Francowhich was a commercial success in his native country, and was nominated for a Mercury Award.
His second studio album, return to blackwas released in 2006. For this album the singer got six Grammy Award nominations, of which he won five: Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist, among others. This fact led her to equal an artist’s record for overnight awards – previously earned by Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys and Beyoncé – as well as being the first British artist to win five Grammys in one night. .
The popularity achieved captured the attention of the media, which began to interest and interfere in his hectic personal life, until his tragic outcome.
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