{"id":72882,"date":"2024-02-02T13:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/back-to-black-marisa-abela-wows-as-amy-winehouse-in-new-trailer\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T13:35:26","slug":"back-to-black-marisa-abela-wows-as-amy-winehouse-in-new-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/back-to-black-marisa-abela-wows-as-amy-winehouse-in-new-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Back to Black&#8217;: Marisa Abela Wows as Amy Winehouse in New Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/marisa-abela\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marisa Abela<\/a><span>\u00a0is fully embodying <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/amy-winehouse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Winehouse<\/a><span>. On Friday, Focus Features unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming biopic, showing the 27-year-old\u00a0<\/span><em><span>Industry<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0star as the iconic singer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new trailer showcases Winehouse&#8217;s meteoric rise to fame &#8212; from a young girl writing songs in her bedroom to an international superstar. As well as all of the emotional challenges and heartbreak that go along that sort of whirlwind of attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The trailer also gives fans a look at Winehouse&#8217;s turbulent romance with Blake Fielder-Civil (Jack O&#8217;Connell) and how her tumultuous personal life inspired and led to the creation of &#8220;one of the greatest albums of all time&#8221; &#8212; the titular <\/span><em><span>Back to Black<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition to the trailer, the movie studio released the first poster for the film, which features Abela rocking the late singer&#8217;s iconic hair and makeup as she looks over her shoulder.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"shortcode shortcode-image content-in\"><figcaption class=\"content-in\"><span class=\"shortcode-image__credit\">Focus Features<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>This is the first domestic trailer for the highly-anticipated film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The international trailer, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/amy-winehouse-biopic-first-back-to-black-trailer-reveals-marisa-abelas-transformation-into-singer\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was released<\/a><span> last month, gave fans their first look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/industry-star-marisa-abela-transforms-into-amy-winehouse-for-back-to-black-biopic-197490\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abela in the role of Winehouse<\/a><span>, as she said,\u00a0&#8220;I don&#8217;t write songs to be famous. I write songs &#8217;cause I don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;d do if I didn&#8217;t.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Set to Winehouse&#8217;s 2006 hit, the video previews Winehouse&#8217;s rise to stardom and the early days of her relationship with future ex-husband Fielder-Civil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Winehouse, who sold more than 30 million records worldwide and won five GRAMMYs for\u00a0<\/span><em><span>Back to Black<\/span><\/em><span>,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/amy-winehouses-dad-mitch-clears-up-misconceptions-about-her-addictions-talks-new-book-exclusive\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died of alcohol poisoning<\/a><span>\u00a0in 2011 at the age of 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Directed by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/aaron-taylor-johnson-addresses-23-year-age-gap-with-wife-sam-taylor-johnson-nothing-to-hide-209737\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Taylor-Johnson<\/a><span>\u00a0and written by Matt Greenhalgh, the biopic will offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Winehouse&#8217;s rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The film, which also stars Eddie Marsan,\u00a0Jack O&#8217;Connell,\u00a0Juliet Cowan and\u00a0Lesley Manville, is described as &#8220;an unapologetic look at the woman behind the phenomenon and the tumultuous relationship at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I feel excited and humbled to have this opportunity to realize Amy&#8217;s beautifully unique and tragic story to cinema accompanied by the most important part of her legacy &#8212; her music,&#8221; Taylor-Johnson said in a September statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Back to Black\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span>will hit theaters May 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/back-to-black-marisa-abela-wows-as-amy-winehouse-in-new-biopic-trailer-219047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marisa Abela\u00a0is fully embodying Amy Winehouse. On Friday, Focus Features unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming biopic, showing the 27-year-old\u00a0Industry\u00a0star as the iconic singer. The new trailer showcases Winehouse&#8217;s meteoric rise to fame &#8212; from a young girl writing songs in her bedroom to an international superstar. 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