Paramount+ has released a trailer for its previously announced documentary about Ozzy Osbourne ahead of an October 7 premiere in the U.S. and internationally, excluding Japan. The feature-length project, titled “Ozzy: No Escape From Now”, will “reveal the devastating setbacks” the iconic singer had “faced since his fateful fall in 2019,” according to a press release.
Directed by BAFTA winner Tania Alexander (“Gogglebox”),the doc began filming in 2022 during the sessions for Osbourne’s 13th album “Patient Number 9” and continued through what the 76-year-British-born musician’s final performance with BLACK SABBATH in his original hometown of Birmingham, England on July 5.
A few days after Ozzy’s death, Tania and Phil Alexander, the creative team behind “Ozzy: No Escape From Now”, told Rolling Stone in a statement: “We are truly heartbroken to hear the news of Ozzy‘s passing. Filming with him, Sharon, Aimee, Kelly and Jack for the last three and a half years will always be a cherished and remarkable experience — largely because we got to regularly witness Ozzy’s indomitable spirit, his mischievous, irresistible grin and his masterful display of unique one-liners. We will always love you, dear Oz. And we send love and strength to Sharon and her family.”
“Ozzy: No Escape From Now” will feature interviews with Sharon and the couple’s children as well as 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, producer Andrew Watt and friend/musician Billy Morrison.