Back to Black, the biopic about Amy Winehouse from the director of Fifty Shades of Gray

The biographical genre is doing so well the projects almost push each other onto the screens.

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Finally a biopic about Amy Winehouse

Since Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011, (yes 2011, the old shot) many have tried to bring his fascinating and tragic life to the screen. Self Amy collected Oscar for best documentary in 2016, no biopic has not yet emerged.

According to varietythings are about to change: a biopic titled Return to black is in preparation. At the controls, we will find Sam Taylor Johnson, director of Fifty Shades of Graysupported in the project by the French company Studiocanal.

According to the American magazine, Taylor-Johnson, that was a dear friend by Amy Winehouse, wants the role to be played by an unknown actress.

Father’s blessing

Return to black it was written by Matt Greenhalgh who wrote the script checka biopic about Ian Curtis of Joy Divisionwhich received a warm welcome from the press and the public in 2007. The screenwriter previously worked with Sam Taylor-Johnson on his biopic Tramp boydedicated to John Lennon.

variety also reports that this new biopic about Amy Winehouse is actively supported by the singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse. The latter had strongly criticized the documentary Amywho described it according to him “in the worst possible way”. He said to Return to black :

“What we want is someone who represents Amy as she was… the funny, brilliant, charming and horrible person she was. It doesn’t make sense for me to make the film because I’m her father. But finding the right people to do it is very important and we will. “

Mitch Winehouse, Amy’s father

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