Jack Osbourne: Ozzy Biopic Script Done, Courting Directors
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- Jack Osbourne told E! News the biopic script is 'done' and the family is 'currently going out to directors' roughly a year after Ozzy's death at 76.
- Sony Pictures is producing the film, with Polygram Entertainment originally announced as a co-developer in 2021 alongside Oscar-nominated writer Lee Hall, who was attached to chronicle Ozzy's life and his love story with wife Sharon.
- Jack Osbourne said the family already has someone in mind to play the 'late Prince of Darkness' but declined to name them, adding that 'conversations have been had.'
- Sony Pictures is being steered away from prestige territory, with Jack Osbourne telling meetings 'we can't make this artsy, esoteric biopic' because 'it's not what the fans want.'
- Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman, died July 22, 2025, of a heart attack and had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease.
Why it matters: With the script complete and director searches underway, the Osbourne family's insistence on a crowd-pleasing approach over prestige-style biopic conventions locks in the project's tone before key creative hires are made — shaping how Ozzy's life and his relationship with Sharon will reach the screen for a fanbase rather than awards voters.
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