The first trailer for controversial Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black has finally been released, ahead of the film hitting UK cinemas in April.
Actress Marisa Abela plays the role the late singer-songwriter with scenes depicting her tumultuous marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil (played by Jack O’Connell).
Blake, who was wed to the singer between 2007 and 2009, previously admitted introducing her to heroin and is seen by many of her fans as partly responsible for her death from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011.
In the trailer Amy declares she wants to be known for more than her singing and her desperation to be a mother, before sadly dying childless.
In one emotional scene she describes Blake as ‘her life and soul’ before their on/off relationship inspires her to write the iconic track Back To Black.
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 2 The film trailer for controversial Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black has finally been released, ahead of the film hitting UK cinemas in April (actress Marisa Abela with co-star Jack O'Connell)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80784715-13038889-image-a-5_1706894491049.jpg)
The film trailer for controversial Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black has finally been released, ahead of the film hitting UK cinemas in April (actress Marisa Abela with co-star Jack O’Connell)
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 4 Actress Marisa Abela plays the role the late singer-songwriter with scenes depicting her tumultuous marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil (played by Jack O'Connell )](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80784717-13038889-Actress_Marisa_Abela_plays_the_role_the_late_singer_songwriter_a-m-7_1706894539757.jpg)
Actress Marisa Abela plays the role the late singer-songwriter with scenes depicting her tumultuous marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil (played by Jack O’Connell )
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 6 Blake, who was wed to the singer between 2007 and 2009, previously admitted introducing her to heroin and is seen by many of her fans as partly responsible for her death from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011 (pictured together in 2005)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80785761-13038889-Blake_who_was_wed_to_the_singer_between_2007_and_2009_previously-m-10_1706895686629.jpg)
Blake, who was wed to the singer between 2007 and 2009, previously admitted introducing her to heroin and is seen by many of her fans as partly responsible for her death from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011 (pictured together in 2005)
Last year Blake said he’d have done ‘almost everything differently’ in their relationship as he marked what would have been Amy’s 40th birthday.
Blake, who rarely gives interviews, was asked by Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard what he would have done differently. He replied: ‘Almost everything’.
He continued: ‘Its sad but I wanted to say happy birthday to Amy. It’s devastating she’s not here. I think about her all the time, I thought about her this morning when I said my happy birthday to her, she was my best friend.
‘If it wasn’t for certain factors I think it could have been a different outcome. Everything happened very quickly for Amy. We were young.’
It comes after Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, who is played by Eddie Marsan in the movie, caused shockwaves when it was revealed he is endorsing the film, which has come under fire for ‘ghoulish’ depictions of the star’s drug addiction and also filming her funeral.
The biopic of the star has drawn outrage from pals, with musician Neon Hitch, branding the film ‘ridiculous’ and ‘tasteless’, saying: ‘I feel very strange. Can you please all let Amy rest?’
friends voiced their fury with her father, after he allowed ghoulish scenes of Amy’s drugs overdose to be filmed at her old flat. Last February, Marisa was seen with an oxygen mask as she left the property in North London.
The flat is now owned by Mitch, who also features in the scene, as Eddie was seen filming alongside Marisa and other actors playing paramedics.
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 8 In the trailer Amy declares she wants to be known for more than her singing and her desperation to be a mother, before sadly dying childless](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80785737-13038889-The_actress_can_also_be_seen_portraying_the_musician_in_her_youn-m-12_1706895717271.jpg)
In the trailer Amy declares she wants to be known for more than her singing and her desperation to be a mother, before sadly dying childless
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 10 In one emotional scene she describes Blake as 'her life and soul' before their on/off relationship inspires her to write the iconic track Back To Black](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80785579-13038889-image-a-8_1706895202244.jpg)
In one emotional scene she describes Blake as ‘her life and soul’ before their on/off relationship inspires her to write the iconic track Back To Black
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 12 The film shows their difficult relationship which saw Blake leave Amy for another woman](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80785741-13038889-image-a-13_1706895780407.jpg)
The film shows their difficult relationship which saw Blake leave Amy for another woman
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 14 The couple can be seen enjoying the luxury life that came with Amy's success](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80785745-13038889-image-m-31_1706896682868.jpg)
The couple can be seen enjoying the luxury life that came with Amy’s success
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 16 In another scene she can be seen getting one of her many tattoos](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80786263-13038889-image-m-25_1706896359990.jpg)
In another scene she can be seen getting one of her many tattoos
At the time, Amy’s friends were devastated that her father had given his permission for the flat in Camden to be used to recreate one of his daughter’s darkest moments, which took place in August 2008.
It followed a 36-hour marathon drug-taking session, which ended with her checking in to the £10k-a-week Causeway Retreat rehabilitation centre on Osea Island, Essex.
One told The Mail on Sunday: ‘The fact that Amy’s father has said OK to a scene where she had an overdose in the flat she lived in is disgusting. It was such a personal thing and it’s so upsetting and not needed…
‘It’s like the film is reliving all the darkest moments in her life, when there were so many more amazing moments. All we’re seeing is the depressing stuff, but that’s not who she was. Mitch should be ashamed.
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 18 It comes after Amy's father Mitch Winehouse, who is played by Eddie Marsan (pictureD) in the movie, caused shockwaves when it was revealed he is endorsing the film](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/80787189-13038889-It_comes_after_Amy_s_father_Mitch_Winehouse_who_is_played_by_Edd-m-33_1706896762739.jpg)
It comes after Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, who is played by Eddie Marsan (pictureD) in the movie, caused shockwaves when it was revealed he is endorsing the film
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 20 The flick has come under fire for 'ghoulish' depictions of the star's drug addiction and also filming her funeral](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/18/80787209-13038889-image-a-36_1706896829054.jpg)
The flick has come under fire for ‘ghoulish’ depictions of the star’s drug addiction and also filming her funeral
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 22 The cast also features The Crown's Lesley Manville (R) as Amy's grandmother Cynthia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/18/80787215-13038889-The_cast_also_features_The_Crown_s_Lesley_Manville_R_as_Amy_s_gr-m-35_1706896822949.jpg)
The cast also features The Crown’s Lesley Manville (R) as Amy’s grandmother Cynthia
‘His behaviour is shocking. He didn’t know what went on or what she was like with us all during those years. Amy would really hate that they’re focusing on all the dark stuff that she went through.’
Amy lived at the flat until 2010, when she bought a four-storey house nearby, where she was found dead the following year, aged 27.
It was later confirmed she died of alcohol poisoning.
The biopic has been teased for several years after Amy’s estate signed a deal to make a biopic about her life and career in 2018.
However, the film has attracted significant controversy prior to its release with many accusing the project of ‘exploiting the singer’s legacy’ and ‘capitalising off her trauma’.
Fans have taken to social media to protest the movie and have said they will boycott it because they believe that people should ‘let her rest.’
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 24 Last year Blake said he'd have done 'almost everything differently' in their relationship as he marked what would have been Amy's 40th birthday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/75421283-13038889-Heartbroken_Amy_Winehouse_s_ex_husband_Blake_Fielder_Civil_has_s-a-28_1706896588896.jpg)
Last year Blake said he’d have done ‘almost everything differently’ in their relationship as he marked what would have been Amy’s 40th birthday
![First Trailer for Back To Black: Amy Winehouse Biopic Delves Into Singer's Desire for Motherhood Amidst Turbulent Marriage 26 Blake, who rarely gives interviews, was asked by Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard what he would have done differently. He replied: 'Almost everything' (pictued in 2007)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/02/17/75420549-13038889-Devastating_Blake_who_was_married_to_Amy_between_2007_and_2009_a-a-29_1706896608175.jpg)
Blake, who rarely gives interviews, was asked by Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard what he would have done differently. He replied: ‘Almost everything’ (pictued in 2007)
Amy’s grief-stricken friends have also spoken out against the biopic, believing it is early for such a film to be made and fuming that the makers of the film failed to consult them about Amy’s life.
They claim that executives working on Back To Black have not been in touch to ask about their memories of the late singer, raising fears that the film will be inaccurate.
One told The Mail on Sunday that they are also unhappy at the casting of Marisa because, despite the near perfect wig she wears and the identical tattoos, they do not think she looks like the Rehab singer.
They also contrast the Roedean-educated actress’ social background with London-born Amy, who was known for her streetwise persona.