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New Film Promises to Go Inside Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Devastating Setbacks’

2025-02-25

A new documentary says it will go inside Ozzy Osbourne’s career, including the “devastating setbacks” that he’s experienced. – Author: Charles Ken, Publicity photo

Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is still making music and fighting to have his art experienced. This summer will mark Ozzy’s final show with Black Sabbath, as well as his solo band, and unfortunately, with his Parkinson’s Disease condition, the metal performer has said he’ll be performing bits-and-pieces at the show. It’s still great to see Osbourne up there on the stage, even if he can’t do his full set, but it’s also sad to see one of the metal’s most beloved performers slowing down.

Now, a new documentary says it will go inside Osbourne’s career, including the “devastating setbacks” that he’s experienced, and share it with fans.

‘Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now’

Paramount+ has announced a feature-length documentary, simply called “Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now,” set to tell the story of the metal great’s ongoing health battles and upcoming final show.

This documentary is for real, since it’s fully sanctioned by the Osbourne family. It’s currently in production and will capture footage during the July 5 “Back to the Beginning” show in Birmingham, England, which marks the very last concert for both Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath. Then, “Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now” will premiere on Paramount+ in the fall.

“The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through,” Osbourne stated in a press release. “There’s been times when I thought my number was up. But making music and making two albums saved me. I’d have gone nuts without music.”

This documentary will feature Osbourne, his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne and their children, Jack and Kelly. On top of family, it will also feature interview with a bevy of Osbourne friends and contemporaries, including Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Billy Idol, Maynard James Keenan (Tool), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Zakk Wylde, Billy Morrison and longtime producer Andrew Watt.

BAFTA winner Tania Alexander is directing the film, which began production in 2022 during .the recording sessions for Osbourne’s “Patient Number 9” album.

Osbourne’s wife Sharon says this movie “is an honest account of what has happened to Ozzy during the last few years.”

“It shows how hard things have been for him and the courage he has shown while dealing with a number of serious health issues, including Parkinson’s,” she said. “It’s about the reality of his life now. We have worked with a production team we trust and have allowed them the freedom to tell the story openly. We hope that story will inspire people that are facing similar issues to Ozzy.” That’s quite the endorsement.

New Film ‘Peers Behind Ozzy’s Public Persona’

In an official statement about the film from Paramount+, filmmakers state that this feature-length documentary “peers behind Ozzy’s public persona to reveal the devastating setbacks he has faced since his fateful fall in 2019.”

The show’s description adds that, “This is Ozzy Osbourne like you’ve never seen before: an honest, warm and deeply personal portrait of one of the greatest rock stars of all-time, detailing how the singer’s world shuddered to a halt six years ago, forcing him to contemplate who he really is, confront his own mortality and question whether or not he can ever perform on stage for one last time.”

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Charles Ken

Meet the expert - Charles Ken is a graduate of Michigan State University where he studied writing and history. He's a longtime music buff and covers classic rock for Audio Ink Radio. Contact him at ken@audioinkradio.com.

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