Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson was eager to cast British actress MarisaAbela as ill-fated singer Amy Winehouse in her biopic “Backto Black” (in theaters Friday). Then she got some shocking ...
When Sam Taylor-Johnson cast Industry star MarisaAbela in her first leading film role as real-life singer Amy Winehouse in BackTo Black, the news resonated beyond the film industry.
Directed by 50 Shades of Grey filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring MarisaAbela as Winehouse, the official logline from Backto Black studio Focus Features reads: “The extraordinary story ...