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Cillian Murphy has had a busy year, from winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the smash-hit Oppenheimer to setting up his own production company Big Things Film, and now starring and producing his new film Steve along with filmmaker Alan Moloney.
The new film Steve which Murphy wrapped up filming in early July is based on the book Shy by Max Porter. The film is being produced under Cillian Murphy and Alan Maloney’s Big Things Film with Netflix.
According to the Big Things Film website “is a reimagining of Max Porter’s novel Shy and traces a pivotal 24 hours in the life of a head teacher at a reform school for boys in rural Southwest England”.
The script for the film was also written by Max Porter.
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In an interview with Deadline, Murphy mentioned that rather than the perspective being from that of the troubled teen, Shy as it was in the novel. The film will capture instead the perspective of the headteacher.
While the Tommy Shelby actor will take on the role of the head teacher, the role of the problematic teenager Shy will be taken on by Jay Lycurgo, known for his roles in The Batman and Titans.
The film will be directed by Tim Mielants who also directed Murphy and Moloney’s first film under their new production company called Small Things Like These.
Small Things Like These was the first film produced under the independent film production company Big Things Film.
The company’s website states that: “Projects will provoke, inspire and explore themes that take audiences to places that can often reveal core truths about who we are, regardless of genre or format”.
Small Things Like These as per author Claire Keegan digs into the truth of the shameful history of Irelands Magdelene laundries. The film premiered at The Berlin International Film Festival in June and will be released on November 15th, 2024.
According to Deadline, Murphy also mentions that his new film Steve will be funny, he said, “It’s very funny, Steve, I have to say”. A stark comparison to the seriousness of the previous film.”
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Fans were delighted when it was confirmed Murphy would be reprising his role as famed gangster, Thomas Shelby in the new Peaky Blinders movie back in June.
A post by streaming giant Netflix featured a script with the red Netflix print at the bottom of the page. The post was captioned “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me it is very gratifying to be recollaberating with Steven Knight and Tom Harper on the film version of Peaky Blinders. This one is for the fans.”- Cillian Murphy”
Steve does not yet have a release date.
