‘Peaky Blinders’: Cillian Murphy Returns As Tommy Shelby in Upcoming Netflix Movie
The iconic gangster drama 'Peaky Blinders' is returning to the screen with a feature-length film. Cillian Murphy will reprise his role as Tommy Shelby, and the film will be set a few years after the events of the series. The production has officially begun, and the cast includes Barry Keoghan and Rebecca Ferguson.
Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has reprised his iconic Tommy Shelby in the film Peaky Blinders, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peaky Blinders is a Birmingham gangster drama created by Steven Knight. A feature-length film, directed by Tom Harper, set a few years after the end of the series is officially in production, the streaming giant announced on Monday. ‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie First Look: Cillian Murphy Returns As Thomas Shelby; Netflix Drops Exciting Update As They Begin Production.
The film follows a six-season series with Murphy, Paul Anderson, Helen McCrory, Tom Hardy, and Joe Cole leading the cast. So far confirmed for the movie are Saltburn's Barry Keoghan and Dune's Rebecca Ferguson.
"By order of the Peaky Blinders," as per the announcement, "Tommy Shelby is back. Cillian Murphy and Steven Knight are reunited on set as production officially starts on the upcoming Netflix film."
Murphy said in a statement, "This is one for the fans."
The show culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before the Irishman went on to star in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, nabbing him an Academy Award. Peaky Blinders Movie: Cillian Murphy To Produce and Star in the Film Based on Hit OTT Series.
Murphy's latest project Small Things Like These, depicting the horrors of Ireland's church's abusive workhouses for unwed mothers, is set to release on November 1 in the U.K., and November 8 in the U.S., as per The Hollywood Reporter.