Amy Winehouse fans aren’t exactly happy with the first clips from the upcoming biopic of the late icon’s life, titled Back to Black.
Marissa Abella’s Song in Amy Winehouse Biopic
In a new clip from the film, Marissa Abella, who plays the late singer, can be seen singing at London’s Ronnie Scott Jazz Bar. Fans are criticizing the clip to X, saying it does a poor job of showcasing “Amy Winehouse’s talent, charm or personality”.
Marisa has previously admitted that she was not asked if she could sing during the casting process. In an interview with the film’s director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, she recalled: “I don’t think anyone asked me in the audition process if I could sing!”
“I knew Sam and I felt the same way that whoever was going to play the role had to have Amy inside,” she continued.
“For me when I got the job, I wanted to learn as much singing as possible because it was her chosen medium – it’s her art, it’s how she expressed herself,” she added.
The actress went on to explain how much training she went through for the role to get the vocals right: “It was so weird to do all that work and then open my mouth to sing and cut the studio recording. I trained really hard. , I trained two hours a day for four months.
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Back to Black, which will explore Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and unsuccessful marriage with Blake Fielder-Civil, is set to hit theaters in April.