A year after Ozzy Osbourne‘s death, his family is working on preserving his legacy on the big screen.
Jack Osbourne recently revealed that the script is “done” for a biopic about his father and they’re “currently going out to directors” after the Black Sabbath rocker died at age 76 last July.
It’s gung-ho,” he told E! News, revealing the family also has someone in mind to play the late Prince of Darkness. “We do. I’m not allowed to say, but conversations have been had, and if it all works out, it’s gonna be awesome.”
Jack explained, “I have this mantra, and I always say it, when in meetings with my mom or doing anything with the family business. It’s, ‘give the fans what they want.’ That’s our people, that’s who we’re catering for, that’s what my dad wrote music for, that’s what he toured for, it’s why we did the shows we did. It’s been a big theme.
“Because we’re doing the Ozzy movie with Sony, and I’m always saying in the meetings, ‘We’ve got to give the fans what they want. We can’t make this artsy, esoteric biopic,’” he added. “No, we’re not doing that—for many reasons—but it’s not what the fans want.”
In 2021, Ozzy’s official Twitter account announced in a statement that Sony Pictures and Polygram Entertainment were “developing a biopic chronicling the extraordinary life of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, and the great love story between him and his wife, Sharon,” with Oscar nominee Lee Hall attached to write.
Ozzy died at age 76 on July 22, 2025 of a heart attack, having been diagnosed with coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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