In a new interview, Tony Iommi was asked whether or not metal legends would be following in the footsteps of Queen, Elton John , and Mötley Crüe , who have released films about their lives in recent years.
“Yes, we talked about it and I don’t know what happened,” he told Spin. “It kind of went out the window when this whole thing [coronavirus pandemic] started. But we were talking about probably 18 months ago about doing the biopic. I haven’t heard much more [about the film].”.
Reddit Ask Me Anything session Ordinary Man , Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne jokingly said he wanted Denzel Washington to portray him in a hypothetical biopic.
Earlier in the previous week, Iommi discussed a leak of an unreleased Black Sabbath song. The star stated that he was "not at all happy" about it.
The track, titled “Slapback,” was uploaded to YouTube earlier this month by Gary Rees. He is the stepson of the band’s longtime keyboardist, Geoff Nicholls , and manager of his estate.
“Slapback” features Ronnie James Dio on vocals and supposedly dates from the band's 1979 sessions for the LP Heaven And Hell .
Meanwhile, Queen 's Roger Taylor has addressed the prospect of a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel once again. According to Taylor, it's unlikely to happen.
The film about the band's career hit theaters in November 2018. Furthermore, it became the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, earning over US$1 billion worldwide. It also earned Rami Malek , who portrayed the late Freddie Mercury , an Academy Award for Best Actor.
