As if we couldn’t be more excited for the Peaky Blinders film, we just got some very exciting news.
Cillian Murphy is making his comeback as the Brummie kingpin Thomas Shelby in a new Peaky Blinders film.
The film was greenlit by Netflix this summer to the delight of fans who had been eagerly awaiting news about the long-rumoured follow-up flick.
The film follows the award-winning six-season show Peaky Blinders, a story set in the early twentieth century that follows the Shelby family as they climb the ranks of Birmingham’s underworld while also navigating the radical social and economic changes of the time.
So far we know that Cillian Murphy is back as Tommy Shelby. Dune and The Greatest Showman actor Rebecca Ferguson was then confirmed to join the cast.
And now another very famous Irish name has joined the film.
Yes, Netflix has confirmed that Barry Keoghan will also appear in the movie.
And we can’t contain our excitement to see, as Sabrina Carpenter said “the cute boy…with the thick accent” in this iconic franchise.
Speaking about the upcoming film Cillian Murphy said: “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me…It is very gratifying to be recollaborating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This is one for the fans.”
While creator of the series and film Steven Knight added: “I’m genuinely thrilled that this movie is about to happen. It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full on Peaky Blinders at war.”
And director Tom Harper said: “When I first directed Peaky Blinders over 10 years ago, we didn’t know what the series would become, but we did know that there was something in the alchemy of the cast and the writing that felt explosive. Peaky has always been a story about family – and so it’s incredibly exciting to be reuniting with Steve and Cillian to bring the movie to audiences across the world on Netflix.”
Watch this space for more info…
