Make-up like Cleopatra, hair styled in a beehive and a voice that revived ’60s soul. Amy Winehouse was an icon. Now the life of the British woman, who died in 20111 at the age of 27, is to come to the big screen. A film biography is in the starting blocks.
According to Variety, details are being kept under wraps. Nevertheless, some rumors are known. The magazine suspects that a screenplay already exists and that British director Sam Taylor-Johnson will direct it. At the moment you are in the casting process. Taylor-Johnson reportedly doesn’t want to bet on big stars and would like a newcomer to star as Amy Winehouse.
The project has been in the starting blocks for a long time. As early as 2018, the family of the late singer announced that a movie was planned. Mitch Winehouse, Amy’s father, told NME the family is very excited about the film. The “right Amy” could finally be shown. Taylor-Johnson is said to have been good friends with Amy Winehouse.
Already experience with musician films
Sam Taylor-Johnson directed her debut film in 2009. Nowhere Boy tells the story of young John Lennon and his often difficult relationship with his mother. There was applause from the critics, but it only drew people to the cinemas.
2015 saw Taylor-Johnson’s next film hit the big screen, Fifty Shades Of Gray.
Died at 27
Winehouse’s international breakthrough came with her 2006 album BACK TO BLACK. The success was tremendous. She won six Grammy Awards, and songs like “Rehab” and “You Know I’m No Good” became hits. However, Winehouse suffered from severe alcohol and drug problems that only got worse. She died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the age of 27.