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Called "Back to Black", the film will look at
the life and music of the six-time Grammy Award winner, who died
from alcohol poisoning at her north London home on July 23,
2011. Winehouse, who struggled with drink and drug problems
through much of her career, was 27 years old.
"Studiocanal is gearing up to make Back to Black. Project is
advancing with Sam Taylor-Johnson attached to direct the feature
film on the life and music of Amy Winehouse," Studiocanal said,
adding a script had been written for the film.
"Back to Black is being made with full support from the Amy
Winehouse estate."
British filmmaker Taylor-Johnson is known for directing the
first "Fifty Shades of Grey" film, an adaptation from the hit
book trilogy, drama "A Million Little Pieces" as well as
episodes for television series "Gypsy" and "Solos".
Considered one of the most talented singers of her generation
with hits including "Rehab" and "Back to Black", Winehouse's
untimely death shook the music world.
Several documentaries about her have been made, the most recent
narrated by her mother and airing on Britain's BBC in 2021 to
mark 10 years since the singer's death.
A 2015 documentary "AMY" about Winehouse won director Asif
Kapadia an Oscar, although at the time the singer’s father Mitch
Winehouse called it misleading and said the family had
disassociated itself from the film.
Industry publication Deadline said the search for the actor
portraying Winehouse in the film would start in coming weeks.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Emelia
Sithole-Matarise)
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