"Industry" breakout Marisa Abela is set to star as Amy Winehouse

[illicitlove]

"Industry" breakout Marisa Abela is set to star as Amy Winehouse, with Sam Taylor-Johnson on board to direct.

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The pic was written by Matt Greenhalgh, reuniting the scribe with Taylor-Johnson following their collaboration on Nowhere Boy in 2009. Featuring many of Winehouse’s hit songs, Back to Black has the full

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[spankmypirate]

Yas Maltese representation! Get it girl

[sudols]

with Sam Taylor-Johnson on board to direct.

No.

[maryjanewatson]

ugh fucking sam taylor-johnson and amy being exploited yet again???

[windupbarbie]

Yeah, I love the idea of keeping Amy's legacy alive, but this is not going to be good. Even from that picture, she just looks like she's wearing a costume. It's going to be hard to make an authentic Amy biopic without it being theatrical.

[windupbarbie]

If it has the full support of the Winehouse family, it's going to be a bunch of whitewashing of her image. I'd rather this not be made, smfh.

It still should have been Lauren Jauregui as Amy tho.

[winx]

Is Lauren Jewish, though?

[windupbarbie]

That's a good point. I was just going by looks. I feel she would have nailed it since they look similar.

[la_petite_singe]

According to Wikipedia, yes! I was surprised (because movies love to goy-wash) but pleased.

[syvlie0o0]

No.