Marisa Abela Looks Exactly Like Amy Winehouse in 'Back To Black' First Look!

The first look at the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic is out!

StudioCanal has released the very fist image of Marisa Abela as the iconic, late singer in support of the movie, which will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.

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Back To Black is described as a look at “Amy Winehouse’s vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame.”

Production on the flick will kick off next week in London.

“My connection to Amy began when I left college and was hanging out in the creatively diverse London borough of Camden. I got a job at the legendary KOKO CLUB, and I can still breathe every market stall, vintage shop and street… A few years later Amy wrote her searingly honest songs whilst living in Camden,” Sam shared in a statement about why she was called to be part of the movie.

She went on, “Like with me, it became part of her DNA. I first saw her perform at a talent show at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho and it was immediately obvious she wasn’t just ‘talent’…she was genius. As a filmmaker you can’t really ask for more. I feel excited and humbled to have this opportunity to realize Amy’s beautifully unique and tragic story to cinema accompanied by the most important part of her legacy – her music.”

“I am fully aware of the responsibility, with my writing collaborator – Matt Greenhalgh – I will create a movie that we will all love and cherish forever. Just like we do Amy.””

The film also has the support of Amy Winehouse‘s Estate, which shared that they are “thrilled that STUDIOCANAL, Focus Features and Monumental are making this movie celebrating our daughter Amy’s extraordinary music legacy and showcasing her talent in the way that it deserves.”

Marisa‘s casting as Amy was first reported in the summer last year.