Ozzy Osbourne needs “unknown” actor to play him in new biopic
Ozzy Osbourne has mentioned he needs an “unknown” actor to play him within the forthcoming biopic about he and his spouse Sharon’s life.
The rock ‘n’ roll household confirmed that the movie was within the works in 2020, with an official announcement following in October of final yr. It’ll give attention to Ozzy and Sharon’s whirlwind relationship between 1979 and 1996.
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Oscar nominee Lee Corridor – who wrote Elton John biopic Rocketman (2019) and Billy Elliott (2000) – is penning the script for the mission. The Osbournes’ eldest daughter, Aimée, ready the remedy.
Throughout a brand new interview with Consequence, the previous Black Sabbath frontman mentioned: “I don’t need to have anybody like Johnny Depp act as me. I somewhat have somebody who is comparatively unknown.”
No casting bulletins have been made as of but.
Sharon beforehand defined that the upcoming biopic can be “much more actual” than the hugely-successful Queen film, 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
“We don’t need it to be squeaky, shiny clear and all of that,” she mentioned. “We’re not making it for teenagers. It’s an grownup film for adults.”
The movie will delve into Ozzy’s previous previous drug and alcohol habit, his violent episodes and different darker moments from he and Sharon’s life collectively. However the singer mentioned he doesn’t have any considerations about such incidents making their strategy to the large display screen.
“I don’t give a shit,” he advised Consequence. “I imply, if it’s successful, nice. So long as it’s not too slurpy and bullshit-y, you recognize?”
Again in 2019, Ozzy and Sharon have been performed by Jack Kilmer (The Good Guys, Palo Alto, Lords Of Chaos) and Jessica Barden (The Finish Of The F***ing World, Far From The Madding Crowd) respectively within the video for ‘Underneath The Graveyard’.
Directed by Jonas Akerlund, the semi-autobiographic visuals are set within the late Seventies and give attention to the darkness of life – and the way a serving to hand and love can change all the things.
Upon the video’s launch, Ozzy defined: “It’s onerous for me to look at as a result of it takes me again to a few of the darkest instances in my life. Fortunately Sharon was there to select me up and imagine in me. It was the primary time she was there to completely help me and construct me again up, but it surely actually wasn’t the final.”
In the meantime, Ozzy and Sharon are set to doc their transfer again to the UK for a brand new actuality TV sequence on the BBC. Ozzy, nevertheless, lately revealed that he’s having second ideas about leaving the US.
“To be sincere with you, if I had my approach, I’d keep in America,” he mentioned. “I’m American now.”
Ozzy Osbourne launched his thirteenth studio solo album, ‘Affected person Quantity 9’, again in September. He later expressed his willpower to maintain touring, regardless of his quite a few well being issues.