You can almost see the opening scene already. The final days of Black Sabbath. A young Ozzy Osbourne stepping into chaos, fame, addiction, heartbreak, and the relationship that changed his life forever. And according to his son, Jack Osbourne, the long-awaited Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne biopic is finally gaining real momentum!
Speaking with Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight, Jack confirmed the film is “full steam ahead” at Sony Pictures.
“We’ve been in development at Sony for a number of years now,” Jack said. “The script is done. We’re just making some final tweaks and hopefully we’ll get a director attached pretty soon.”
Jack also revealed the family already has an actor in mind to play Ozzy, although he wouldn’t reveal the name just yet.
“We do have someone that there’s been some communication with,” he said. “But, yeah, we have someone in mind, a really brilliant actor.”
During a recent livestream on his YouTube channel, Jack said the project is finally moving at the pace the family hoped for.
“This movie will absolutely happen,” he said. “Realistically, we’re already halfway through ’26 — it probably won’t come out until ’28. But, yeah, we’re full steam ahead.”
Jack also discussed the film earlier this year on Billy Corgan’s podcast “The Magnificent Others,” explaining that the movie has shifted creatively into a more focused story about Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s relationship.
“Initially it was gonna go from kind of my dad as a young man to the kind of mid-’90s, but we’re shrinking it down,” Jack explained. “In my perfect vision of it, it would be kind of tail end of Sabbath, him going solo.”
“Because you gotta have the love story,” he added. “And that’s kind of the main focus of the film.”
The movie will reportedly explore the wild early years of Ozzy’s solo career, including the tragic death of guitarist Randy Rhoads, while also digging into Sharon’s complicated family history with legendary music manager Don Arden.
The screenplay is being written by Lee Hall, known for Elton John’s Rocketman, and will feature music from both Black Sabbath and Ozzy’s solo catalogue.
The Osbourne family has also made it clear the film won’t be a polished Hollywood version of events.
“We don’t want it to be squeaky, shiny clean and all of that,” Sharon said previously. “We’re not making it for kids. It’s an adult movie for adults.”
Ozzy passed away on July 22, 2025 at age 76 following a heart attack, just months after reuniting with original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward for his final performance in Birmingham.
If the Osbournes truly tell the full story without cleaning up the chaos, could this become the most honest rock biopic ever made?
