Industry's Marisa Abela transforms into troubled Amy Winehouse to film biopic trends now

Marisa Abela and Eddie Marsan were seen shooting scenes for the upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic amid mounting criticism over the film.

The Industry actress, 26, was sporting Amy's iconic beehive and winged liner as she  left Bar Italia in Soho with the actor playing Amy's dad Mitch [Eddie].

It comes as fans of Amy have criticised the making of the Back To Black biopic about the singer's life as filming continues in the capital.

The scene depicted a moment where Amy tried to leave a city centre restaurant with Mitch, but was met by swarms of people waiting outside.

Several were holding cameras and appeared to be paparazzi, waiting to snap a shot of the superstar as she left the venue.

Mitch could be seen looking angry and pushing the photographers out of the way in order to get to their car outside.

The shots come soon after friends of the late singer questioned how the paparazzi were presented during scenes filmed last week.

Onlookers say photographers were depicted as being aggressive towards Amy, while in reality the pop star, who was 27 when she died, had a respectful relationship with them and grew to be friendly with some.

As well as sporting Amy's signature hair and make-up, Marisa also wore a pair of large gold hoop earrings and a black leather jacket.

Many have accused the project of 'exploiting the singer's legacy' and 'capitalising off her trauma', with some calling for people to 'just let her rest'.

The project which began shooting in London last week features Industry star Marisa as the late musician - who died from alcohol poisoning aged 27 in 2011.

Recent images released from filming have given a glimpse at the biopic, with one scene showing Marisa transformed into Amy as she sobs hysterically while recreating her husband Blake Fielder-Civil's arrest.

In reaction one said on Twitter: 'This is not a great start. Can we please the deceased alone? More often than not, these biopics are a mess and exploitative.'

Many fans also pointed out that they won't support the film at all because they believe it would feature the singer's suffering when she was still alive and that people should 'let her rest.' 

One wrote: 'I feel very protective over Amy Winehouse's memory and my gut instinct is to rebuke this biopic. i think most of her fans just want her to rest in peace without anyone sensationalising or exploiting her legacy. the Amy doc is all we need.'

Another said: 'I'm frustrated and confused as to why we need this biopic about Amy Winehouse. she had such a traumatic time in the spotlight, and it feels gross to capitalise off of that. why can't we just let her rest. remember her through her music.'

Someone else commented: 'Hollywood is doing everything in their power to constantly disrespect Amy Winehouse at any chance they can get, like just let her rest in peace.' 

It comes as Amy's father Mitch has said that Marisa is a great choice for the role, even if she doesn't look exactly like the late star.

He told TMZ: 'Marisa is Marisa and Amy is Amy ... so it's no big deal if they aren't mirror images.'

He added that plenty of actors don't look exactly like who they are playing - and that Eddie isn't an exact match for his appearance either. 

It also comes as friends of Amy are furious with the makers of the biopic for failing to consult them about the star's life.

They claim that executives working on Back To Black have not been in touch to ask about their memories of the late singer, raising fears that the film will be inaccurate.