
Amy Winehouse
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)A BIOPIC about Amy Winehouse directed by her friend Sam Taylor-Johnson has already found its likely star, The Londoner hears.
Producer Alison Owen told us this morning that auditions for the project, to be called Back to Black, are well under way but that the lead is close to settled. “We have our eyes on someone but are just waiting to get it over the line,” Owen said. The actor is expected to sing in their own voice. Owen hopes filming will start this year.