Mitch Winehouse defends the actress chosen to play his daughter in the cinema

Faced with the rumble of the fans, the father of Amy Winehouse stepped up to the plate.

As filming for the biopic

began in London on Jan. 16, the first images of Marisa Abela as the

singer surfaced and fans complained about the lack of resemblance.

For Mitch Winehouse, who is also the administrator of his daughter's estate, these reproaches have no reason to be.

"Marisa is a great choice for the role, even though she doesn't look exactly like Amy," he told TMZ.

He also pointed out that Eddie Marsan, who plays him in the biopic, doesn't look much like him, but looks aren't what a successful biopic is all about.

A heavy project

The star's father insisted people put "too much emphasis on looks" and it's not the first time actors have played real-life characters who they don't exactly look like.

On the side of the film crew, the director Sam Taylor-Johnson is in any case filled with the project.

She explains that she is "fully aware of the responsibility" which rests on her shoulders and those of screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh.

“I will create a film that we will all love and cherish forever.

Just like we do with Amy,” she promised in a statement.

The cast is completed by Jack O'Connell, chosen to play Blake Fielder-Civil, the singer's toxic ex-companion.

Lesley Manville, meanwhile, will be Cynthia, Amy Winehouse's grandmother.

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