The family is already speaking with potential directors and has privately discussed an actor to portray the late Black Sabbath frontman. According to Deadline, Jack shared the latest details while discussing the Sony project with E! News.
The Ozzy Osbourne Movie Already Has Its Leading Man in Mind
The film appears to have moved well beyond the early development phase. Jack described the project as “gung-ho” and confirmed that the family already has a particular actor in mind for the central role. He stopped short of revealing the name, but indicated that discussions have already taken place.
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“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 revealed. For now, that leaves the identity of Ozzy’s potential onscreen counterpart as one of the movie’s biggest unanswered questions.
The script itself is also finished, putting the biopic in a position to begin assembling the creative team behind it. Jack said the family is “currently going out to directors,” meaning the next major decision will be determining who takes the helm of the story.
Jack has also made clear what he wants the finished film to feel like. In conversations surrounding the family business, he said he repeatedly returns to one guiding principle: “give the fans what they want.” That philosophy extends directly to the movie, which is being developed with Sony.
That approach also explains what Jack does not want the project to become. “We can’t make this artsy, esoteric biopic,” he said, adding, “No, we’re not doing that—for many reasons—but it’s not what the fans want.”
