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Ozzy Osbourne's Back to the Beginning film opens Oct. 28
A nearly two-and-a-half-hour film of the Back to the Beginning event at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, arrives in theaters on Oct. 28.
The nearly two-and-a-half-hour film arrives in more than 15,000 theaters in 132 countries on Oct. 28, via Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios. Back to the Beginning was held at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, and was a 10-hour celebration.
Tim Van Someren accumulated some 200 hours of footage on the day, using more than 20 cameras, and also conducted interviews with all of the participants. Ben Wainwright-Pearce was tasked with sculpting the footage into a feature-length piece, which took several months.
Wainwright-Pearce decided to spread Osbourne's five songs throughout the film rather than in a chunk. Mercury Studios will release a home media box set on Dec. 11 featuring full versions of some performances truncated for the big screen, as well as an audio companion.
Another Black Sabbath album was being discussed, but drummer Bill Ward was not able to commit to it. Some Osbourne solo songs were recorded and will be part of a biopic that is in pre-production. Ozzfest is set to return with 2027 dates planned in the U.K. and U.S.
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