Amy Winehouse biopic in the works, Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – A characteristic movie about late British singer Amy Winehouse is within the works, with “Fifty Shades of Gray” director Sam Taylor-Johnson on the helm of the biopic, manufacturing and distribution firm Studiocanal has mentioned.

Known as “Again to Black”, the movie will have a look at the life and music of the six-time Grammy Award winner, who died from alcohol poisoning at her north London house on July 23, 2011. Winehouse, who struggled with drink and drug issues by means of a lot of her profession, was 27 years previous.

“Studiocanal is gearing as much as make Again to Black. Challenge is advancing with Sam Taylor-Johnson hooked up to direct the characteristic movie on the life and music of Amy Winehouse,” Studiocanal mentioned, including a script had been written for the movie.

“Again to Black is being made with full help from the Amy Winehouse property.”

British filmmaker Taylor-Johnson is thought for guiding the primary “Fifty Shades of Gray” movie, an adaptation from the hit e book trilogy, drama “A Million Little Items” in addition to episodes for tv collection “Gypsy” and “Solos”.

Thought of one of the vital proficient singers of her technology with hits together with “Rehab” and “Again to Black”, Winehouse’s premature dying shook the music world.

A number of documentaries about her have been made, the newest narrated by her mom and airing on Britain’s BBC in 2021 to mark 10 years because the singer’s dying.

A 2015 documentary “AMY” about Winehouse received director Asif Kapadia an Oscar, though on the time the singer’s father Mitch Winehouse referred to as it deceptive and mentioned the household had disassociated itself from the movie.

Trade publication Deadline mentioned the seek for the actor portraying Winehouse within the movie would begin in coming weeks.

Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Modifying by Emelia Sithole-Matarise

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