Mark Ronson character ‘cut’ from Amy Winehouse biopic after filming scenes

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Mark Ronson has reportedly been reduce from the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic.

Canadian actor Jeff Tunke was initially forged because the musician and producer reverse Marisa Abela as Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Back to Black.

Despite filming scenes in character, Tunke is not going to seem within the ultimate movie, the Daily Mail stories.

“I got to wear his jacket and work with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, which was lovely,” Tunke instructed the Mail.

Ronson was one among Winehouse’s most prolific collaborators, producing her seminal ultimate album Back to Black in 2006.

When requested concerning the cuts, the Mail stories that the movie’s producers responded: “The character of Mark Ronson has never appeared on screen in the film, so it would not have been possible to ‘cut all the scenes’ involving Mark Ronson as they do not exist.”

The Independent has contacted StudioCanal for remark.

Taylor-Johnson’s movie comes 13 years after Winehouse’s loss of life, aged 27, of alcohol poisoning. It will delve into the life and profession of the singer, starting together with her early days within the 2000s as a north London jazz musician and culminating in her rise to fame as a Grammy-winning singer with hits similar to “Rehab”.

Jack O’Connell performs Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil and Eddie Marsan stars as her father Mitch.

In a latest interview with The Observer, Marsan defended Mitch after he was proven in a detrimental gentle within the 2015 documentary Amy as somebody who prioritised her profession over her well being.

“He is a father and that’s how I played him,” Marsen stated. “A friend of mine worked with Amy in the music industry and knew him. I said to him: what do you think about Mitch? He said: I liked the man. He saw him as a loving father who had a daughter who was an addict and who was at the same time the most famous woman in the world.”

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Marsan added: “He was just a cab driver trying to do his best, trying to deal with it. I’d never have done this film if it sanitised – or demonised – Mitch. It’s not even the way I approach life. Life is more complex than that.”

Since the venture was introduced, and photos of Abela in character surfaced on-line, many have questioned the need of a movie about Winehouse, with many accusing it of exploiting her life.

Similarly, a clip from the movie, exhibiting Abela singing in character because the Grammy Award-winning star, has been met with brutal reactions on-line.

However, 50 Shades of Grey director Taylor-Johnson has defended the movie, telling The Times: “Noise will always be big about something like this, but nobody has really seen it yet and we’ve made it through Amy’s words, music, her perspective.”

“It is not an investigative piece – it joyfully honours Amy,” she added.

Back to Black is in cinemas within the UK on 12 April and is about to be launched within the US on 17 May.