Emotional ‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Documentary About Final Years Sets October Air Date: ‘I Had a Great Life’

The documentary Ozzy: No Escape From Now was ne'er intended to beryllium a look backmost astatine Ozzy Osbourne‘s life. But now, the definitive chronicle of the dense metallic icon’s last six years volition archer the communicative of those hard times via interviews with friends and family, including the prep for what would beryllium Ozzy’s last show, the July 5 all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out successful his location municipality of Birmingham, England.

The movie directed by BAFTA Award-winner Tania Alexander volition premiere connected Paramount+ connected Oct. 7 successful the U.S. and internationally (excluding Japan). The task was produced successful collaboration with the Osbourne family, with Ozzy and wife/manager Sharon — as good arsenic their children, Aimee, Jack and Kelly — opening up astir the late-night autumn Ozzy suffered successful Feb. 2019 that led to the rocker canceling his planned two-and-a-half-year farewell tour.

“The happening astir getting older, you know, I utilized to instrumentality pills for fun,” Ozzy says successful the caller two-minute trailer for the doc (see below). “Now I instrumentality them conscionable to enactment alive.” The couple’s eldest girl Aimee, 42 — who has typically eschewed publicity and information successful the family’s TV and movie ventures — says successful the movie that the autumn was devastating for her dad.

“He was successful infirmary for weeks. To autumn similar that and not beryllium capable to bounce backmost similar helium had successful the past, and past having to cancel the circuit – that was his biggest heartbreak,” she says. The movie details the bid of corrective surgeries Ozzy endured pursuing the accident, arsenic good arsenic the cascade of wellness issues helium suffered aft being diagnosed with Parkinson’s illness and the intelligence and carnal interaction of the chronic symptom connected the euphony helium made successful the years after.

The trailer opens with Sharon saying that inveterate roadworthy canine Ozzy’s 1 large regret was that helium “never truly said goodbye his fans” aft his bid of wellness issues. Kelly talks astir the autumn that resulted successful Ozzy breaking his “f–king neck,” with Jack adding that his dada came retired of the country “far worse.” The consequent cancellation of the planned 2019 and 2023 No More Tours II circuit was “his biggest heartbreak” Aimee says.

Kelly describes taking Ozzy to the workplace each day, wherever the “magic would begin” arsenic helium worked connected what would beryllium his last 2 solo records, 2020’s Ordinary Man and 2022’s Patient Number 9. Fans volition spot Ozzy signaling his vocals from a reddish throne, chatting successful the workplace with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and shaper Andrew Watt, with the second asking him however helium was capable to pat into being a “psychopath, intelligence patient” truthful easily.

“I had a batch of practice,” Ozzy says to some mens’ delight arsenic helium calls making euphony again “the champion medicine I ever had. I’m not bully astatine being sick. I beryllium up there.” At 1 point, Sharon asks Ozzy what helium thinks of having 1 big, send-off finale show, to which helium says, “If I’m going to beryllium spell there, I privation to beryllium the aged Ozzy.”

The movie besides has Ozzy revealing that his collaboration with Post Malone connected the opus “Take What You Want” ...