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Wed 14 January 2026 14:03, UK
Jack Osbourne has confirmed that his family have decided upon an actor to play Ozzy Osbourne in a biopic.
The film has been in the works for many years, with Jack and his sister Aimée reportedly directly involved in the upcoming movie behind the scenes as producers.
The project was first announced in 2021, and following the Black Sabbath singer’s death in July, it was confirmed by Polygram Entertainment, one of the co-producers, that the creative team are “currently in negotiations with a director, which could be confirmed very soon.”
Now, Jack has provided a fresh update on the film during a new conversation on SiriusXM‘s Influenced with Billy Morrison, who co-hosted The Madhouse Chronicles with his late father.
“We are in full steam into the next phase of development with his movie,” Osbourne revealed, before confirming, “That’s an acted movie that Sony Studios, we’ve been developing with Sony Studios for like six years already.”
While Ozzy once jokingly said that he’d like Denzel Washington to play him in a film, Jack ruled him out of the equation, adding, “Sadly, it’s not Denzel.”
However, an actor has been secured, according to Jack, who refused to reveal the name. “Listen, we have our decided pick, and we’re still kind of, you know, I can’t say anything, but it’s a phenomenal, phenomenal actor, but we haven’t, I mean, we have a director attached and we’re doing a rewrite right now,” he shared.
He also revealed his father’s forthright thoughts on the biopic, recalling, “All he kept saying, I’d give him updates. Like, ‘Oh, you know, we met with this guy and this is happening,’ and he just would go, he goes, ‘I don’t give a shit. Just tell me when it’s out so I can go see it.’”
During a conversation on The Osbournes Podcast about the film in 2024, Ozzy accurately predicted that he wouldn’t live to see the film on screen, morbidly saying, “By the time they finish this film, I’ll be dead…”
As it stands, there is no tentative release date for the biopic, which is said to follow the famous love story of the Black Sabbath frontman and his manager wife, Sharon Osbourne.
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