Peaky Blinders followers, don’t be concerned, simply because Cillian Murphy gained an Oscar for Oppenheimer, it doesn’t suggest he is forgotten concerning the gang crime sequence.
In reality, Netflix introduced simply yesterday that Murphy might be returning to his function as Tommy Shelby within the widespread historic drama sequence in a brand new film. Contemplating it is prone to be fairly early on, no plot particulars had been shared concerning the movie, however Murphy can be set to provide the movie alongside starring in it. “It looks as if Tommy Shelby wasn’t completed with me… It is vitally gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the movie model of ‘Peaky Blinders,'” Murphy stated in a press release. “That is one for the followers.”
Tom Harper, who directed some episodes within the present’s first season again in 2013, is hooked up as director on the mission, with sequence creator Steven Knight penning the screenplay. “After I first directed Peaky Blinders over 10 years in the past, we didn’t know what the sequence would turn out to be, however we did know that there was one thing within the alchemy of the solid and the writing that felt explosive,” Harper stated of the information (through Selection). “Peaky has all the time been a narrative about household – and so it is extremely thrilling to be reuniting with Steve and Cillian to convey the film to audiences internationally on Netflix.”
Knight additionally shared that he is “genuinely thrilled that this film is about to occur” and that will probably be an “explosive chapter within the Peaky Blinders retailer. No holds barred. Full on Peaky Blinders at battle.”
Casting exterior of Murphy hasn’t been confirmed, however the movie is anticipated to enter manufacturing later this yr, made alongside BBC Movie. Murphy may have a little bit of a busy time forward of him, as post-Oscar win he is set to return as Jim in 28 Years Later, and he is additionally set to star in and produce an adaptation of Blood Runs Coal.