Back to Black Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Back to Black will focus on Amy Winehouse's extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration - and back again, BACK TO BLACK crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt.

Cited as verbatim plot

Biography Drama Music

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Back to Black.

• M
  Marisa Abela

  ... Amy Winehouse

  Black Bag, Barbie

• J
  Jack O'Connell

  28 Years Later, HHhH

• E
  Eddie Marsan

  Vesper, The Virtuoso

• J
  Juliet Cowan

• A
  Ansu Kabia

  Snow White

• B
  Bronson Webb

  Victor Frankenstein, Pusher

• L
  Lesley Manville

  Mr Burton, Maleficent

Crew Behind the Film

The Back to Black behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Sam Taylor-Johnson last directed A Million Little Pieces and Fifty Shades of Grey. The film's writer Matt Greenhalgh last wrote Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool and The Look of Love.

Director

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Screenwriter

Matt Greenhalgh

Producers

Debra Hayward
Alison Owen

Production Details

What we know about the Back to Black movie production.

Key Facts

• Featuring many of Amy’s hit songs, BACK TO BLACK has the full support of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publishing and The Amy Winehouse Estate (1/15/2023).
• Director Sam Taylor-Johnson comments: "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. 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 realise 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 (1/15/2023).”

Production Updates for Back to Black

Apr 2024

Completed

Changed Back to Black movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2024

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2023

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming is set to begin on Monday, January 16th in London.

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