AS NEW BIOPIC HITS SCREENS
DIRECTOR AND STAR ON ‘THEIR’ AMY WINEHOUSE
It was very much a case of back to black on the red carpet at the London premiere of a new Amy Winehouse biopic last week.
Back to Black’s stars all chose to dress in chic dark clothing for the screening, with actress Marisa Abela, who plays the singer, stealing the spotlight in a halterneck Fendi Couture dress.
The Industry star kept her dark hair long – having emulated Amy’s famous beehive in the film – and posed for photos with her co-star Jack O’Connell, who plays the singer’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
“You don’t get parts like Amy every day,” said Marisa, 27, speaking outside the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. “And that’s not because she’s Amy Winehouse, but because she was everything in one.
“She was smart and funny and bold and brave, but also incredibly vulnerable and emotional, and that’s what I wanted to bring. I wanted to remind people of the vulnerability of Amy, the girl behind the music.”
The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and was endorsed by the Rehab singer’s father Mitch. It follows Amy, who died in 2011 at the age of 27 after years of struggling with addictions, as she rises to worldwide fame, and also covers her relationship with Blake and her parents, portrayed by Juliet Cowan as Janis and Eddie Marsan as Mitch.
“ You’ll see from the film that what really mattered to Amy was her true-life experiences – more than fame,” Cuckooo star Juliet told hello! on the red carpet. “But I think what she really wanted to do was live.”
FINDING HER VOICE
Director Sam – who attended with actor husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson, recently tipped to become the next James Bon
