Cillian Murphy To Return As Tommy Shelby With Peaky Blinders Movie: Details Inside

Cillian Murphy will soon be seen as Tommy Shelby once again in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie. Check out the release date and everything else that we know about it so far. 

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Cillian Murphy has gained immense fame after his impactful roles and intense acting skills. The Hollywood actor also grabbed an Oscar award for the best actor for the Christopher Nolan directorial ‘Oppenheimer’. One of the highly known projects led by him is the crime drama series ‘Peaky Blinders’.

Cillian Murphy To Star In Peaky Blinders Movie

Steven Knight has confirmed recently that ‘Peaky Blinders’ will be adapted as a British crime drama movie. He so assured his fans that the valiant Cillian Murphy will be returning as the OG gangster, Tommy Shelby. At the premiere of his BBC TV show ‘This Town’, Knight confirmed the news to BirminghamWorld. He stated, "He definitely is returning for it. We're shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth."

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Knight had also praised Cillian Murphy previously for his spectacular performance in the series. He said, “It was so deserved. I mean he’s brilliant, and he’s such a great human being and he leads the line when we’re shooting and he’s so level-headed and straightforward,” Knight said. “He deserves everything he gets.”

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Peaky Blinders Movie Release Date

Fans cannot contain their excitement now that they know that Cillian Murphy will be returning as Tommy Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders’ the movie. The makers of the movie have confirmed that the shooting will begin in September 2024. The movie will most probably be released in 2025, however, no official date has been revealed as of now.

The Hollywood actor had also expressed his enthusiasm about the project in an interview with Rolling Stone UK, “If there’s more story there, I’d love to do it.”

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Peaky Blinders Plot

The TV series ‘Peaky Blinders’ first aired internationally on BBC Two in 2013. It was concluded in April 2022. After its release, the series gained immense popularity which led to its release on Netflix as well. Based in Birmingham in the 1900s, ‘Peaky Blinders’ tells the aftermath of World War II. This was a time when Tommy Shelby, a soldier who served in the war, rose to become a gangster and businessman.

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