Who could play Amy Winehouse in Back to Black biopic?-Jess Bacon-Entertainment – Metro

The Back to Black biopic is searching for a young star to play Amy Winehouse (Picture: Getty)

Now that the Amy Winehouse biopic is full steam ahead, the search begins for the perfect actress to play the iconic musician. 

After the success of musician-based biopics such as Baz Luhrman’s Elvis with Austin Butler, Sam Taylor-Johnson is set to direct Back to Black covering the life and tragic death of the Grammy award-winning superstar. 

It’s been reported that the Fifty Shades of Grey director and close friend of the late singer is searching for a ‘relative newcomer’ with casting director Nina Gold to fill the role of Amy in the movie.

Gold has excelled at casting throughout her career especially when it comes to discovering young new talent such as Maisie Williams  for Game of Thrones and Daisy Ridley  for Star Wars. 

In the past, Winehouse’s father, Mitch expressed a similar wish, saying in 2018: ‘I wouldn’t mind betting it would be an unknown, young, English – London, cockney – actress who looks a bit like Amy.’

This could be the case as Winehouse’s estate including her father are in full support of this project especially with Taylor-Johnson at the helm. 

However, that hasn’t stopped fans and critics speculating who will take on the iconic role of Amy in the upcoming biopic. 

Noomi Rapace

Noomi was given the role once for a movie that fell through, so could this be her chance? (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images)

Back in 2015, the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace was signed to play Winehouse in a movie about her life. The project was later shelved and never made it out of development.  

While this project has a new vision and production company, StudioCanal behind it, it seems Rapace could still be in the running for the titular role. 

Lady Gaga

The Oscar winner has already proven she’s a stellar actress, as well as singer (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

After her Oscar-winning performance in A Star is Born, it’s no surprise that Lady Gaga is rumoured to be in the running for the role. 

The speculation started in 2018 that Gaga would portray Winehouse in a movie, though the late singer’s father denied it at the time. 

However, Gaga has both the acting and the performance experience to make her an incredibly strong contender for the role. Not to mention she’s already a favourite with fans to take on the part.

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara is another singer-songwriter that could be considered for the role. 

The Canadian artist won best new artist at the Grammys in 2018 and has since had a plethora of singles that have climbed the charts. 

Rumours are swirling about Cara’s name being included for the movie after she made a stunning transformation into Winehouse for Halloween last year. 

Lauren Jauregui

Lauren Jauregui performed as Amy Winehouse on Lip Sync Battle (Picture: Paramount)

American singer-songwriter Lauren Jauregi is another musician who is reportedly being considered for the part of Amy. 

Jauregi was part of Fifth Harmony, one of the best selling girl groups of all time. During her time with the band, she performed in a Lip Sync battle in 2018 as Winehouse. 

With the killer beehive hairdo and thick eyeliner, fans have already caught a glimpse of the striking resemblance she holds to the late singer. 

Alexa Demie 

The Euphoria star’s name has also been mentioned in connection with the role (Picture: Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images For Balenciaga)

Euphoria’s Alexa Demie is another potential for the titular role.

She is best known for a role as Maddy Perez on the HBO teen drama and again bares a strong resemblance with Winehouse. 

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Julia Fox

There’s also rumours that Julia Fox might be considered for the role (Picture: BEST IMAGE / BACKGRID)

That’s right – Uncut Gems star Julia Fox’s name has also been thrown in the ring for the role.

Though it might just be that she’s got the eyeliner down. 

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