Film Monday, 2 November 2009

Osbourne: I want Johnny Depp to play me

Ozzy Osbourne wants his autobiography to be turned into a film and is hoping that Johnny Depp will play the leading role.

The Black Sabbath legend has just released 'I Am Ozzy' and says Depp, 46, would be the right person to play him.

According to Now, he said: "To have a movie made of the book, maybe with Johnny Depp playing me - I'd like that."

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Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the 60-year-old said that he plans to return to the UK in the future: "I don't want to spend the rest of my life in California."

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