Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse: The Film

18 November 2011

Amy Winehouse: The Film

Amy Winehouse's life looks set to be made into a film.

A number of Hollywood producers are thinking about buying the screen rights to the book 'Saving Amy' about the late 'Rehab' hitmaker - who was found dead in her north London home in July aged 27 - after it was made into a Channel 4 documentary.

The tome - which was written by celebrity journalist Daphne Barak - explains how the reporter, who become good friends with the singer, her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil and her dad Mitch Winehouse, accompanied Amy to Caribbean island St Lucia and kept an eye on her while she was "resting" at hospitals in England.

Tessa Ross, one of the executive producers of Margaret Thatcher film 'The Iron Lady', has been linked to a possible movie about the 'Back to Black' hitmaker and she is thought to be in discussions with International Creative Management's Jeff Berg about how to develop the film, but there is no screenplay or director currently in place.

Amy is not the only late singer whose life is set to be turned into a motion picture.

It was revealed earlier this week that Michael Jackson's estate executor John Branca has had discussions with 'Ghostbusters' direction Ivan Reitman and 'Up in the Air' producer Tom Pollock about the possibility of creating a movie about the 'Beat It' hitmaker's life.


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Comments View All Comments (4)

21st November 2011 09:00

Noodles<3     (118)

Lady Robyn - I didn't know that he didn't like MJ, I always assumed he was a big fan. I accept that it's wrong to tell someone to bash on someone else, so you are right there. I don't want him to bash anyone either. I do, however, want him to read up on facts before giving his opinion. That is all.

21st November 2011 05:00

Lady Robyn     (51)

Noodles: WHY IN THE WORLD would you suggest that this TURD go back to commenting on MJ. We don't want him to talk s**t about Amy & WE DON'T WANT HIM ANYWHERE NEAR MJ. You don't want him to bash Amy but you want him to bash some1 else? That's just wrong & you know it. I don't want this piece of crap to bash any1... ESPECIALLY MJ!

18th November 2011 14:00

Kimber     (127)

Ms. Winehouse did not die of a drug over dose. If you, reniatko would go back and read, Ms. Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning. As for your remarks about Jewish people, it's people like you that make this world an ugly place. There is no room in this world for prejudice, you may benifit from listening to John Lennon's song Imagine, IF you can open your mind up to absorb his wonderful words.

18th November 2011 11:00

Noodles<3     (118)

Reniatko - Perhaps you failed to read the article that says Ms. Winehouse had not taken drug at the time of her death. In fact, she was trying to clean herself up if I recall correctly. Please read up on your 'facts' before you publish... actually, just go back to commenting on Michael Jackson stories because you don't know a lot about Amy Winehouse to pass judgement.

18th November 2011 10:00

reniatko     (231)

who cares about this drug adict?, she killed herself by taking so much drugs , she knew what she was doing it!! so we have got one less drug adict!!! Now they making a movie about her what for? what is the reason for???, to make money OF COURSE, She was a Jew and the Jews love money so why not to make money of our drug adict daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It'!PATHETIC

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