Amy Winehouse Movie Will Have Fifty Shades of Grey’s Director

A feature film about the British singer Amy Winehouse is underway, with the director of “Fifty Shades of grey” , Sam Taylor-Johnson in charge of the biopic, informed the producer and distributor Studiocanal.

Called “Back to Black,” the film will showcase the life and music of the six-time winner of the Grammy who died of alcohol poisoning at his North London home on 23 July 2011.

Winehouse, who struggled with drinking and drug problems for much of her career, was 27 years old.

“Studiocanal is getting ready to make Back to Black. The project is moving forward with Sam Taylor-Johnson set to direct the feature film about the life and music of Amy Winehouse,” said Studiocanal, adding that a screenplay has been written for the film.

“Back to Black is being made with the full support of the estate of Amy Winehouse.”

British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson is known for directing the first film “Fifty Shades of Grey”, the drama “A Million Little Pieces”, as well as episodes of the television series “Gypsy” and “Solos”.

Considered one of the most talented singers of her generation with hits like “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 shown on the British BBC in 2021 to mark 10 years since the singer’s death.

Source: CNN Brasil

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