Cillian Murphy confirmed to return for ‘Peaky Blinders’ movie later this year
nme.comCillian Murphy is set to return for the Peaky Blinders movie, the creator confirmsThe movie is set to begin filming at Digbeth Loc Studios in September, and will be set during the Second World War.Speaking to BirminghamWorld at the premiere of his new BBC show, This Town, Steven Knight confirmed that the Irish actor would reprise his role of Tommy Shelby in the feature film.Knight said about Murphy: “He is definitely returning for it.
We’re shooting it in September just down the road in Digbeth.”This news comes after Murphy shared his enthusiasm for the project earlier this month, telling the Irish Star: “I have always said that if Knight delivers a script that I know he can deliver, because he is such a phenomenal writer, I’ll be there.”Murphy, 47, did however mention that his character may have aged, adding: “If we want to watch 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, I will be there.
Let’s do it.”The sixth and final series of Peaky Blinders takes place in 1933, before the start of the Second World War, so the film is set to revisit the characters some years later.Speaking in a recent interview with Esquire, Knight shared: “The film, I know exactly what it’s about.
And I know what two stories it’s going to tell. How the story will unfold, I don’t know.”He continued: “What will happen after that, I want that to depend on the film.
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