Amy Winehouse‘s dad is backing the actress taking part in his daughter in an upcoming biopic … despite the fact that a bunch of of us assume she’s something however a doppelgänger for Amy.
Marisa Abela scored the coveted position in “Back to Black” … however when the primary photos of her on set have been launched this month — shocker — social media was flooded with hateful feedback.😲
Angry followers slammed Marisa as a low-budget Amy who appears nothing just like the late singer.
But Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse — who’s additionally administrator of her property — disagrees, telling TMZ … Marisa’s a terrific alternative for the position, even when she would not look precisely like Amy.
The method Mitch sees it, Marisa is Marisa and Amy is Amy … so it is no huge deal if they are not mirror photos.
Eddie Marsan is taking part in Amy’s dad in the film, and Mitch notes Eddie would not look something like him both.
Amy’s dad says there’s an excessive amount of emphasis on appears … as a result of there’s lots of Hollywood examples of actors not trying like their real-life characters.
The one which involves thoughts for Mitch is “Night and Day,” the place the handsome Cary Grant performs well-known composer and songwriter Cole Porter, who was by no means thought of good-looking.
The Internet could not agree, however Amy’s dad is on board with Marisa’s casting.
