Swedish actor Noomi Rapace is in talks to take on the role of the late soul singer Amy Winehouse in a new biopic.
According to Screen Daily, Rapace, best known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Prometheus, is in early discussions for the film that has the simple working title of Amy Winehouse.
The script has been written by Kirsten Sheridan who is also set to direct. Sheridan directed the 2007 fantasy August Rush, starring Robin Williams, and also picked up an Oscar nomination for co-writing In America, directed by her father Jim Sheridan.
The film arrives soon after Asif Kapadia’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful documentary Amy, which took a close look at the singer’s life and untimely death. It also attracted controversy, with Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse claiming the portrayal of him as careless and irresponsible was “very hurtful”.
Winehouse became a worldwide success after two chart-topping albums, but struggled with alcohol and drug problems before dying at the age of 27.
Rapace has been recently seen in crime drama Child 44, and will next star in sci-fi thriller Rupture as well as Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost. She also recently signed on for a major role opposite Christian Bale in Michael Mann’s Enzo Ferrari biopic.
