Amy Winehouse‘s dad is backing the actress taking part in his daughter in an upcoming biopic … although a bunch of oldsters assume she’s something however a doppelgänger for Amy.
Marisa Abela scored the coveted position in “Again to Black” … however when the primary photographs of her on set have been launched this month — shocker — social media was flooded with hateful feedback.😲
Offended followers slammed Marisa as a low-budget Amy who appears nothing just like the late singer.
However Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse — who’s additionally administrator of her property — disagrees, telling TMZ … Marisa’s a fantastic selection for the position, even when she would not look precisely like Amy.
The way in which Mitch sees it, Marisa is Marisa and Amy is Amy … so it is no massive deal if they don’t seem to be mirror photographs.
Eddie Marsan is taking part in Amy’s dad within 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 loads of Hollywood examples of actors not trying like their real-life characters.
The one which involves thoughts for Mitch is “Evening 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 Web could not agree, however Amy’s dad is on board with Marisa’s casting.