Colin Farrell to play Ozzy in his life story?

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 10:47 AM Central

by Tim Briscoe

Irish bad boy Colin Farrell has become the front-runner to portray English bad boy Ozzy Osbourne in a film about the rocker's life.

When we first reported on the Ozzy film last year, Sharon Osbourne had named Johnny Depp as her pick for her husband's role. However, Farrell has been identified as the choice of execs at Paramount and MTV Films.

The match seems a natural one. As one Hollywood insider was quoted, "Colin drinks, he smokes, he womanizes. He's just a sleeve tattoo away from being a real rock star."

A bite on a bat's head will also do in place of armful of tattoos for Colin.