Amy Winehouse‘s dad is backing the actress taking part in his daughter in an upcoming biopic … regardless that a bunch of oldsters suppose she's something however a doppelgänger for Amy.
Marisa Abela scored the coveted function in “Again to Black” … however when the primary photos of her on set had been launched this month — shocker — social media was flooded with hateful feedback.😲
Indignant followers slammed Marisa as a low-budget Amy who appears to be like nothing just like the late singer.
However Amy's father, Mitch Winehouse — who's additionally administrator of her property — disagrees, telling TMZ … Marisa's an amazing alternative for the function, even when she would not look precisely like Amy.
The best way 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 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 to be like … as a result of there's loads of Hollywood examples of actors not wanting like their real-life characters.
The one which involves thoughts for Mitch is “Night time 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 might not agree, however Amy's dad is on board with Marisa's casting.