Amy Winehouse 'offered her first movie role'.Byline: ANI London, Jan 14 (ANI): She might be famous for all the wrong reasons, but Amy Winehouse's popularity has made Universal pictures offer her a role in their upcoming flick, it has emerged. Universal Pictures bosses have reportedly offered the 'Back To Black' hitmaker a role of music teacher in a problematic school who later adds meaning to the lives of students. The flick is based on the lines of popular flick 'Dangerous Minds', where Michelle Pfeiffer played the lead. "The movie is a bit like Michelle Pfeiffer's film Dangerous Minds. Playing a music teacher will allow Amy to use her singing skills," The Sun quoted a source, as saying. Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born 27 July, 1977) is an Irish actor and Golden Globe winner. Biography Early life Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe in Dublin, Ireland to Geraldine Meyers and John O'Keeffe. is being considered for the role of male lead in the flick, the source said. The flick bosses are even ready to arrange a coach to help Winehouse portray the character properly. "Jonathan Rhys Meyers is being talked about as her co-star," the source said. "She has been offered an acting coach called Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan (born on November 12, 1983 in Sharon, Ontario, Canada) is a centerman for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles from the Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the world's leading music institutions. It was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French eccentric harpist and composer Nicolas Bochsa and in 1830 was Theatre Department in London," the source added. However, the bosses have demanded Winehouse to clear up her act, and keep up her drug rehabilitation. "But she needs to improve her health and state of mind, or the opportunity will be withdrawn," the source said. "You can't have a teacher looking like a scrawny crack addict. It's hoped the offer will be an incentive for her," the source added. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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