Jack O’Connell will make his directorial debut with Paul Weller music video

Jack O’Connell, who stars as Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, in the biopic Back To Black, is making his directorial debut with a music video for Paul Weller’s new upcoming track ‘Nothing.’ The song will be part of Weller’s new album, 66, set to release in May.

O’Connell is best known for films such as ‘71, Starred Up and Ferrari. While the collaboration marks his first step as a director, it's not the first project linking him with Weller: in 2011, the British actor starred in United, which contained Weller's song 'Devotion' in its soundtrack.

66 - the new studio album from Paul Weller, with cover artwork from the amazing Peter Blake. Released 24 May 2024, the day before his 66th birthday.

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— Paul Weller (@paulwellerHQ) February 23, 2024

In a recent interview with Variety, O’Connell said: “It was a good stroke of fortune. Paul’s been a mate for a while and he’s got a bunch of new music coming out. He asked me to be in [a video] and I said, ‘Can I direct it instead?’ He obliged. And now we’ve edited it and cut it together.”

Back to Black is set to release in Ireland and the U.K on Friday April 12 through Studiocanal, following a world premiere in London on April 8.

Weller will also be playing in Dublin's Trinity College on July 4. Tickets retail from €59.90 and are available here.