Stranger Things teen Millie Bobby Brown ‘in bid to play Amy Winehouse in biopic’
The teenage actress said she ‘would love to play’ Amy – who passed away in 2011 at the age of 27. The singer’s father is believed to be in the process of making a big screen biopic about the star.
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Millie Bobby Brown has thrown her hat in to the ring to play the late music icon Amy Winehouse in a biopic.
The 16-year-old Stranger Things and Elona Holmes star has her heart set on portraying tragic singer Amy who died in 2011 aged 27-years-old.
Amy’s father, 69-year-old Mitch Winehouse, announced earlier this year that he was planning to make a film of his daughter’s life – in a similar style to recent box office hits Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman which brought the lives of the late Freddie Mercury and icon Sir Elton John to the big screen.
While Milly has certainly got the ‘double threat’ elements of being able to act and being able to sing which might help her land the role.
According to The Sun, Milly was asked what historical figure she would most like to play on screen during a US interview.
She said: “I wouldn’t say she’s historical but I would love to play Amy Winehouse.
“I personally think she is like an icon to R&B and blues and basically the whole culture of music.
“I just love her music and I really was impacted by her whole story – so I would love to play her.”
Back in May, Mitch revealed plans for a Broadway show and a film about Amy’s life are in the pipeline.
He told Paul Danan’s podcast The Morning After: “We’ve got a lovely movie, a lovely Broadway show coming, and that’s how we’ll get our own back, by portraying Amy the way she was.
“The movie is gonna be in a year or two.
“We’ve gone beyond talks, we’re at script stage. The film is going to be a biopic.”
He continued: “The casting will be – and I get to choose, with recommendations from the producer – a star-maker.
“We’re gonna get an unknown actress, ideally a Jewish girl from North or East London who looks a bit like Amy and talks like Amy.”
While Millie might not meet all the criteria, she can at least sing.
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