Achi news desk-
Amy Winehouse fans are not at all happy with the first clips from the upcoming biopic of the late icon’s life, titled Back to Black.
In a new clip from the film, Marisa Abela, who plays the role of the late singer, can be seen singing at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Bar in London. Fans have been bashing the clip on 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 alongside the film’s director, Sam Taylor-Johnson, she recalled: “I don’t think anyone even 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 this part needed to be Amy from the inside out,” she continued.
“For me when I got the job I wanted to learn to sing as much as I could because this was her chosen medium – this is her art form, this is how she expressed herself,” he added.
The actress went on to share how much she trained for the role so she could get the voice right: “It felt so weird to do all this work and then come open my mouth to sing and cut to a studio recording . I trained very hard, I trained for two hours a day for four months”
Back to Black, which will explore Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and failed marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil, is set to hit theaters in April.
