Jack Osbourne says Ozzy biopic will target fans
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Jack Osbourne has said the completed Sony-backed film about his father will be aimed squarely at Ozzy Osbourne’s fans, rather than becoming what he called an “artsy” or overly esoteric biopic. The family is now approaching directors and has held conversations with a potential actor to play the Black Sabbath singer, although Jack did not name them; the comments indicate the project is moving forward a year after Ozzy’s death.
The biopic was announced in 2021 by Sony Pictures and Polygram Entertainment, with Lee Hall attached as writer, and was expected to cover both Ozzy’s life and his relationship with wife Sharon. Ozzy Osbourne died aged 76 on 22 July 2025 following a heart attack, after being diagnosed with coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease.
- Ozzy biopic script is complete and directors are being approached.
- Jack Osbourne says the film will prioritise fans’ expectations.
- A potential lead actor has been discussed but not named.
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Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of Black Sabbath, a Birmingham band widely associated with the early development of heavy metal. His solo career, distinctive public image and reality television appearances later made him known well beyond rock music.
The proposed film is a dramatised account of his life, rather than a documentary. It is expected to cover his long relationship with his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, alongside his music career and family life.
Sony Pictures and Polygram Entertainment announced the project in 2021, with British playwright and screenwriter Lee Hall attached to write it. Ozzy’s son Jack is among the family members involved as the producers seek a director and prepare to cast the lead role.
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Jack Osbourne has said the screenplay for a film about his father, Ozzy Osbourne, has been completed and that the family is now approaching directors. Speaking to E! News, he described the project as moving ahead and said discussions had also taken place with a possible actor for the lead role, though he did not identify the person.
Jack said the intended approach is to make a film aimed squarely at Ozzy Osbourne’s audience. He said this principle guides family business meetings and argued that the production should avoid becoming an overly abstract or experimental biographical drama. The film is being developed with Sony, according to the reports.
The project was first announced in 2021, before the Black Sabbath singer’s death, with Lee Hall attached as writer. It was presented then as both an account of Osbourne’s life and career and a story of his relationship with his wife, Sharon Osbourne, who has been involved as a producer. Ozzy Osbourne died aged 76 in July 2025.
The reports differ chiefly in their additional context. Source 1 concentrates on the film update and includes details of Osbourne’s reported cause of death and health conditions. Source 2 gives more background on the family’s wider work, including an Ozzy AI avatar, and recalls Sharon Osbourne’s comments on their relationship as well as Ozzy’s earlier frustration at the film’s slow progress.
Where outlets differ
Source 1 foregrounds Ozzy Osbourne’s death and reported medical history; Source 2 instead foregrounds related family projects and earlier comments from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
Both reports attribute the main update and quotations to Jack Osbourne’s interview with E! News, but Source 2 supplies more history of the production’s development.
More coverage
- Rolling Stone — Jack Osbourne Says Upcoming Ozzy Movie Won’t Be an ‘Artsy, Esoteric Biopic’
- Billboard — Jack Osbourne Promises That Ozzy Osbourne Biopic Will Be For the People, Not ‘Artsy, Esoteric’
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Originally published by Deadline as “Jack Osbourne Says Ozzy Movie Won’t Be “Artsy, Esoteric Biopic”: “Not What The Fans Want””.