Amy Winehouse followers are under no circumstances pleased with the primary clips of the upcoming biopic in regards to the late icon’s life, titled Again to black.
In a brand new clip from the movie, Marissa Abella, who performs the late singer, could be seen singing at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Bar in London. Followers have criticized the clip on X, saying it does a poor job of showcasing Amy Winehouse’s “expertise, attraction or character”.
Marissa beforehand admitted that she wasn’t requested if she may sing in the course of the casting course of. In an interview with the movie’s director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, she recalled: “I do not suppose anybody requested me within the audition course of if I may sing!”
She continued, “I knew Sam and I felt the identical manner that anybody who was going to play this position needed to be Amy from the within out.”
She added: “For me, once I received the job, I needed to be taught to sing as a lot as I may as a result of this was her chosen medium – that is her artwork kind, that is how she expresses herself.”
The actress went on to share how a lot she skilled for the position so she may get the singing proper: “It felt bizarre doing all this work after which coming to open my mouth to sing and reducing a recording within the studio. I skilled onerous, I practiced for 2 hours a day for 4 months.”
Again to black, Which explores Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and her unsuccessful marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil, and is scheduled to hit theaters in April.
