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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Amy Winehouse<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s dad is speaking out in response to the backlash over the casting for the upcoming biopic Back to Black<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Industry <\/em>actress Marisa Abela<\/strong><\/a> will be playing the late singer in the upcoming film and photos recently emerged of her in character while on set in London. <\/p>\n Sam Taylor-Johnson<\/strong><\/a> is directing the movie, which began filming on January 16.<\/p>\n Amy<\/strong>\u2018s dad Mitch<\/strong>, who is being played by Eddie Marsan<\/strong><\/a>, is defending the casting choice.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMarisa<\/strong>\u2019s a great choice for the role, even if she doesn\u2019t look exactly like Amy<\/strong>,\u201d Mitch<\/strong> told TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mitch<\/strong> noted that Eddie<\/strong> doesn\u2019t look like him either and that \u201cthere\u2019s too much emphasis on looks \u2026 because there\u2019s plenty of Hollywood examples of actors not looking like their real-life characters.\u201d<\/p>\n Last week, Marisa <\/strong>was spotted filming a very emotional scene<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n