Marisa Abela to portray Amy Winehouse in new biopic

LONDON---British actress Marisa Abela will portray Amy Winehouse in a biopic about the late singer, with filming due to begin in London on Monday, Jan. 16, production and distribution company Studiocanal has said. Called "Back to Black" and directed by British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson, the movie will focus on Winehouse's "vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame." The six-time Grammy Award winner 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. Speculation had been rife as to who would play the "Rehab" and "Ba...Keep on reading: Marisa Abela to portray Amy Winehouse in new biopic

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